Newton, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: GKN Driveline Newton LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at GKN Driveline Newton LLC in 1848 GKN Way, Newton, NC 28658 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Tech in differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GKN Driveline Newton LLC
- Parent company
- GKN Automotive
- Street
- 1848 GKN Way
- City
- Newton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28658
- On-site location
- Plant 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Employee was bent over on their knees working on a station and when they stood up they felt a pop in their left knee. Employee continued to work because it did not provide any immediate discomfort but when they got home and sat down for a while they noticed some pain and over the weekend the pain got worse.
What happened
Employee was bent over on their knees working on a station and when they stood up they felt a pop in their left knee. Employee continued to work because it did not provide any immediate discomfort but when they got home and sat down for a while they noticed some pain and over the weekend the pain got worse.
Injury or illness
Sprain
Object or substance involved
Bending
Summary line
Sprain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Tech
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 336350: Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 997
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,786,116
- EIN
- 21712139
- Establishment ID
- 1178194
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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