Greenville, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: GENTHERM AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at GENTHERM AUTOMOTIVE, LLC in 120 Elcon Dr, Greenville, SC 29605 resulted in days away from work. Employee was team Leader in gasoline engine parts, mechanical, automotive and truck, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GENTHERM AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
- Parent company
- GENTHERM AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
- Street
- 120 Elcon Dr
- City
- Greenville
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29605
- On-site location
- Staging Material area of the S R Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 84
- Days restricted or transferred
- 11
Before the incident
ASSOCIATE WATCHING THE PWM VIDEO AT DESK AREA…ASSOCIATE NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT OFFICE SO INJURED EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT THROUGH THE STAGING AREA
What happened
ASSOCIATE CUT THROUGH THE STAGING AREA; EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER THE SHORT YELLOW BARRIER THAT DIVIDES THE AFRM MATERIAL FROM THE SHIPPING STAGING AREA; FOOT CAUGHT ON BOTTOM GUARD RAIL; HIT THE MATERIAL AND THE FLOOR; ASSOCIATE SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS BEFORE REPORTING; ASSOCIATE CAME TO HSE COORDINATOR FIRST AID RESPONDER FOR ASSISTANCE AND TO REPORT INCIDENT WITH LEFT BACK TOP SHOULDER HURTING NOT ABLE TO MOVE MUCH PAINFUL ASSOCIATE ALSO HAD MINOR SCRAPE TO LEFT [REDACTED] HURTING AND SHOWED LEFT MINOR BRUISING SCRATCH TO BOTTOM PART OF LEFT LEG - ABOVE ANKLE AREA BUT NOT HURTING MUCH; ASSOCIATE INSISTED OF THE NEED OF DOCTOR
Injury or illness
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER THE BARRIER 'S BOTTOM PLATE; NOT SURE IF EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO THE OTHER SIDE OR STEPPING OVER TO GET TO OTHER SIDE; FELL IN BETWEEN MATERIAL; EMPLOYEE CARRYING CELL PHONE IN HAND; PENDING FOR CLARIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE; ON 4.14.2023 RECEIVED CLARIFICATION FROM INJURED EMPLOYEE THAT HER FOOT CAUGHT ON THE BOTTOM GUARD RAIL WHILE STEPPING OVER THE SHORT GUARD RAIL TO MAKE A SHORTCUT TO THE FRONT OFFICE; EMPLOYEE SEEMS IN BETTER SPIRITS ON 4.14.23 STILL SORE OF COURSE; EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE SHOULDN 'T HAD TRIED TO CUT THROUGH THE STAGING AREA TO GET TO THE FRONT OFFICE
Object or substance involved
Floor - from tripping over short guard rail
Summary line
Employee taking short cut through staging material area; stepped over short guardrail to cut through & tripped over the bottom rail (plate) fell on floor causing pain to the left shoulder & left elbow
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Team Leader
- SOC code
- 51-1011: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 336310: Gasoline engine parts, mechanical, automotive and truck, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 180
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 455,899
- EIN
- 272856135
- Establishment ID
- 451703
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-02
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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