Auburn, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn in 801 W. 15th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was auburn Assembly Direct Labor in motor Vehicle Metal Stamping.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
- Parent company
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
- Street
- 801 W. 15th Street
- City
- Auburn
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46706
- On-site location
- Service Welder Near Maintenance Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Associate was running part 0587101 when she cycled the service welder while her right thumb was between the pin and weld fixture. The pin smashed into her right thumb causing laceration. She was attempting to line up the nut to the part when the machine cycled.
What happened
Service Welder cycled and pin on the machine smashed into her thumb while adjusting the nut on the part.
Injury or illness
Laceration to right thumb. Did require stitches and removal of thumb nail.
Object or substance involved
Service welder pin
Summary line
Laceration Cut Wrist Hand Finger Right Side Tool Fixture Jig
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Auburn Assembly Direct Labor
- SOC code
- 51-2099: Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 336370: Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 141
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 268,894
- EIN
- 383343226
- Establishment ID
- 1071836
- Employer case #
- 2023-088
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:05
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-11
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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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