Elkton, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA LLC in Elkton, MI 48731 resulted in days away from work. Employee was steel Processor 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
- ASY B Destruct Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
using air chisel to check welds on the hot stamp blank.
What happened
Associate was using the air chisel to check welds when the chisel got stuck as the associate pulled back with force they struck themselves in the forehead with the tool hands
Injury or illness
Head Hematoma
Object or substance involved
air chisel
Summary line
Contusion forehead middle
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Steel Processor
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- 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 #
- 2025-201
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 12FEB26:18:40:00
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.