Elkton, MI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC in 81 Drettman drive, Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was electrician in motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC
- Parent company
- Autokiniton Elkton
- Street
- 81 Drettman drive
- City
- Elkton
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48731
- On-site location
- D Line Blank Storage Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Colleague noticed blanks on a pin pallet were off location
What happened
Associate bent over to move over 2 blanks to restack
Injury or illness
associate bent over to move the 2 blanks the colleague felt his lower back give out and cause shooting pain in the lower back.
Object or substance involved
Strain
Summary line
Strain to back on left side
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Electrician
- SOC code
- 49-2096: Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
- NAICS code
- 336370: Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 397
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 906,240
- Establishment ID
- 1454552
- Employer case #
- 2025-031
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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