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OSHA Injury Report: Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was eP Operator in automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
Parent company
Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
Street
One Kobe Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
EP4 - Packing Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Operator was working at the [REDACTED] packing station. Picking parts up from the conveyor belt and placing in packing totes

What happened

Operator picked up too many parts and allowed her right hand to become caught between parts leading to the finger smash

Injury or illness

Contusion to the right middle finger from smashing hand between two parts

Object or substance involved

two aluminum car parts

Summary line

Contusion to the right middle finger from smashing hand between two parts

Employee and industry

Job description
EP Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
788
Total hours worked
1569585
Establishment ID
900262
Employer case #
2518

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
19JAN26:21:17:00

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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.