Auburn, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn in 801 W. 15th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was auburn Tool Room Journeyman in motor Vehicle Metal Stamping.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
- Parent company
- Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Auburn
- Street
- 801 W. 15th Street
- City
- Auburn
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46706
- On-site location
- 1601 press
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
the associate was laying in the die working at trying to remove an insert out of the mounting block. Insert was located inside of the die space which required a vise grip to grab the insert.
What happened
while the associate was laying in the die trying to remove an insert when he clamped it with vise grips and was wiggling it back and forth. The vise grips popped off of the insert and his hand went in contact with the web of steel on the east side of the die.
Injury or illness
Laceration to right thumb
Object or substance involved
Web of steel
Summary line
Laceration Cut Wrist Hand Finger Right Side Material Part Product
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Auburn Tool Room Journeyman
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 336370: Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 135
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 255,891
- EIN
- 383343226
- Establishment ID
- 1071836
- Employer case #
- 2024-092
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 13:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-09
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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