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 maintenance Tech 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
- Maintenance Tool Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
trying to remove a key from a gear.
What happened
Using a slide hammer to try and remove the key from inside the gear. Smashed pinky with slide
Injury or illness
fractured pinky figure
Object or substance involved
Sliding Hammer
Summary line
Fracture Finger Right Side
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Tech
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 2025-264
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 18:20
- 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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