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OSHA Injury Report: JTEKT Column Systems North America

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at JTEKT Column Systems North America in 206 Commerce Court, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician in automotive, truck and bus steering assemblies and parts manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
JTEKT Column Systems North America
Parent company
JTEKT Column Systems North America
Street
206 Commerce Court
City
Hopkinsville
State
KY
ZIP
42240
On-site location
TR8 Clamp Weld Cell

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Maintenance Tech was assisting in changing over HR3 to TR8 on [REDACTED].

What happened

While pulling the fixture to the welder the cart got hung on the ergo mat causing the cart to tip towards the Tech. The fixture fell off the cart and struck the tech under their right eye.

Injury or illness

Facial laceration and contusion

Object or substance involved

Changeover cart and fixture

Summary line

Facial laceration and contusion

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
336330 — Automotive, truck and bus steering assemblies and parts manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
272
Total hours worked
594516
Establishment ID
1386464
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:30
Time of incident
0:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02MAR2025:03:25:00

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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.