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OSHA Injury Report: Nova Steel

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Nova Steel in 192 Technology Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was qA Tech 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
Lt-8-1 check fixture

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Preparing to check the first off 601 part at [REDACTED] for quality defects positioned check fixture removed part from first off rack

What happened

QA tech was removing the [REDACTED] part from the first off rack by lowing on the end into the check fixture and sliding part into the check fixture. When the [REDACTED] came off of the rack the end fall to the part causing a contusion to the right 5th finger

Injury or illness

Right 5th finger contusion

Object or substance involved

601 part and check fixture

Summary line

Right and left hands laundry washed gloves detergent oil

Employee and industry

Job description
QA Tech
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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 #
724

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
2:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20FEB2025:19:50:00

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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.