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 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
- Electrical Dept
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Associate was inspecting a bus plug outside of the man basket with one bus plug resting on the top of the basket one bus plug resting on the bottom of the basket.
What happened
[REDACTED] was kneeling near the man basket inspecting a bus tap (smaller one. The man basket had one small bus tap on the bottom of the basket one larger bus tap on the top of the basket when the larger bus tap fell and struck the associate in the head.
Injury or illness
Laceration
Object or substance involved
Bus Plug
Summary line
Laceration to top of head
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
- Avg employees
- 397
- Total hours worked
- 906240
- Establishment ID
- 1454552
- Employer case #
- 2025-180
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 22:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 12FEB26:18:39:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.