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OSHA Injury Report: Nova Steel

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nova Steel in 192 Technology Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in truck bodies and cabs manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nova Steel
Parent company
Nova Steel
Street
192 Technology Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
Breakroom door aisle

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Operator was on break exiting the breakroom walking back to work station

What happened

Operator walking down aisle next to Trumpf machine with safety glasses on when felt something in left eye

Injury or illness

Left eye corneal abrasion

Object or substance involved

metal dust particle

Summary line

Left eye corneal abrasion metal particle

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
336211 — Truck bodies and cabs manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
306775
EIN
364824595
Establishment ID
1109160
Employer case #
224

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30
Time of incident
19:05
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20FEB2025:17:52:00

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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.