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OSHA Injury Report: Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant in 1765 Cleveland Avenue, Glasgow, KY 42141 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was engineer Technician in brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant
Parent company
Akebono Brake Industry Co.
Street
1765 Cleveland Avenue
City
Glasgow
State
KY
ZIP
42141
On-site location
APS Fabrication Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

Equipment Installation

What happened

[REDACTED] was deburring a flat piece of metal on rotary disc sander when sanding disc grabbed the metal and pulled thumb into the rotating disc.

Injury or illness

partial amputation of right thumb through phalanx.

Object or substance involved

disc sander piece of metal

Summary line

Associate was deburring a flat piece of metal on rotary disc sander when sanding disc grabbed the metal and pulled thumb into the rotating disc. Resulting in partial amputation of right thumb through phalanx.

Employee and industry

Job description
Engineer Technician
SOC code
17-2141 — Mechanical Engineers
NAICS code
336340 — Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
477
Total hours worked
1022660
EIN
363993763
Establishment ID
915659
Employer case #
2023-06

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:19:51:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.