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Elizabethtown, KY —

OSHA Injury Report: Akebono Elizabethtown

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Akebono Elizabethtown in 300 Ring Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Associate 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
CB36 Chiron Machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

worker was adjusting the proximity sensor on the [REDACTED] 's spindle

What happened

the locking mechanism failed and the tool dropped onto the left hand the injured worker jerked away the hand causing two lacerations to the thumb

Injury or illness

lacerations to the left thumb

Object or substance involved

End Mill Tool

Summary line

laceration to left thumb when tool from basket changer fell striking the left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Associate
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
15:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:18:08:00

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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.