Chattanooga, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Gestamp Chattanooga, LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Gestamp Chattanooga, LLC in Chattanooga, TN 37421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Team Lead in metal motor vehicle body parts stamping.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gestamp Chattanooga, LLC
- Street
- 3063 Hickory Valley Road
- City
- Chattanooga
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37421
- On-site location
- 500 ton press
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Preventive maintenance on hydraulic press oil change in hydraulic press.
What happened
He was pressurizing a hydraulic tie rod with grease while pumping a component of the grease gun exploded. A piece of metal hit him in the forehead and the hose hit his arm.
Injury or illness
Laceration on the head
Object or substance involved
High pressure hose
Summary line
He was pressurizing a hydraulic tie rod with grease while pumping a component of the grease gun exploded. A piece of metal hit him in the forehead and the hose hit his arm.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Team Lead
- SOC code
- 49-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- NAICS code
- 336370 — Metal motor vehicle body parts stamping
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 600
- Total hours worked
- 1407819
- Establishment ID
- 1392178
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 03MAR2025:03:18:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.