Buffalo, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: General Motors Tonawanda Engine
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at General Motors Tonawanda Engine in Buffalo, NY 14207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembly Operator MFG in motors, gear, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- General Motors Tonawanda Engine
- Parent company
- General Motors
- Street
- 2995 River Rd
- City
- Buffalo
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14207
- On-site location
- Dept 8401 1050 Auto stuffing machine
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Attempting to remove obstructed piston from machine
What happened
[REDACTED] While inside the [REDACTED] stuffing machine I was in an awkward restricted angle using a specialized tool to dislodge a piston while both hand outstretched I felt a sharp discomfort in my lower back
Injury or illness
Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of lower back
Object or substance involved
Awkard position while using a specialized tool
Summary line
Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of lower backAwkard position while using a specialized tool
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Assembly Operator MFG
- SOC code
- 51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 333612 — Motors, gear, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 873
- Total hours worked
- 1860220
- EIN
- 270383222
- Establishment ID
- 796905
- Employer case #
- 2025A1557
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:10
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20FEB26:18:30:00
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.