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Elizabethtown, KY —

OSHA Injury Report: Akebono Elizabethtown

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Akebono Elizabethtown in 300 Ring Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was superintendent in brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Akebono Elizabethtown
Parent company
Akebono Brake Corp.
Street
300 Ring Road
City
Elizabethtown
State
KY
ZIP
42701
On-site location
plant floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
74

Before the incident

Worker was conducting a pre-shift meeting to assign cleaning locations to the associates working

What happened

Supervisor corrected an associate for not wearing safety glasses and the temporary became aggressive and punched the supervisor in the face

Injury or illness

jaw fracture

Object or substance involved

associates fist

Summary line

fracture jaw after being punched in face by a temporary associate

Employee and industry

Job description
Superintendent
SOC code
11-1021 — General and Operations Managers
NAICS code
336340 — Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
540
Total hours worked
1053125
EIN
363993763
Establishment ID
1076687
Employer case #
14

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
14:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:18:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.