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OSHA Injury Report: NHK Spring Precision of America

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at NHK Spring Precision of America in 10600 Freeport Drive, Louisville, KY 40258 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
NHK Spring Precision of America
Parent company
NHK Spring Precision of America
Street
10600 Freeport Drive
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40258
On-site location
B Line Grinding

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

On [REDACTED] the IW approached first responder [REDACTED] stating they felt as though there was something stuck in their eye. The IW stated that on [REDACTED] they were setting up the grinding machine and “watching the sparks” when something got in their eye.

What happened

First responder [REDACTED] attempted to flush out the piece of material in the IW eye but was unsuccessful. The IW had to seek treatment at U of L Health to remove the foreign object

Injury or illness

Corneal Foreign Body

Object or substance involved

Grinding Debris

Summary line

Foreign object in eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
122
Total hours worked
15135
Establishment ID
1284932
Employer case #
159

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:25
Filing year
2024
Submitted
13FEB2025:19:40:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.