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OSHA Injury Report: American HOWA Kentucky

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at American HOWA Kentucky in 445 Jody Richards Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Supervisor in motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
American HOWA Kentucky
Parent company
American HOWA
Street
445 Jody Richards Drive
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
Building 3, Pour department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16
Days restricted or transferred
23

Before the incident

Pushing pour boxes along floor track.

What happened

The push assist mechanism is broken so the associates have to manually push the boxes.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain.

Object or substance involved

Pushing heavy boxes over extended period of time.

Summary line

Pushing pulling heavy pour boxes lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
336360 — Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
252
Total hours worked
362178
EIN
260177642
Establishment ID
1143656
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:15:46:00

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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.