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OSHA Injury Report: Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wastewater Foreman 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
Wastewater Treatment Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Operator was using a tool to try and remove a bunghole from a steel drum

What happened

Associate had to exert force to remove bunghole. When he did so the operator felt a pop in his left shoulder leading to pain in the shoulder

Injury or illness

Left shoulder strain from removing bunghole from steel drum

Object or substance involved

Operator excreting force on bunghole removal tool caused ergonomic strain

Summary line

Left shoulder strain from removing bunghole from steel drum

Employee and industry

Job description
Wastewater Foreman
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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 #
2519

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
0:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:17:14:00

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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.