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OSHA Injury Report: JTEKT Automotive North America

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at JTEKT Automotive North America in 55 Excellence Way, Vonore, TN 37385 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Tech in rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
JTEKT Automotive North America
Street
55 Excellence Way
City
Vonore
State
TN
ZIP
37385
On-site location
RP1M

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
176

Before the incident

Putting rack bar into machine [REDACTED] by hand.

What happened

Light curtain was broken causing air pressure to leak off and create increased resistance to inserting the rack bar.

Injury or illness

Left elbow strain

Object or substance involved

NA

Summary line

Left elbow strain - Pushing rack bar into machine

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Tech
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
336330 — Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
977
Total hours worked
2138944
EIN
341580736
Establishment ID
44851
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
0:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:15:30:00

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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.