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OSHA Injury Report: Nova Steel

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nova Steel in 192 Technology Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in truck bodies and cabs manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nova Steel
Parent company
Nova Steel
Street
192 Technology Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
LT-8 - 3 bundle loader

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
143
Days restricted or transferred
41

Before the incident

Operating Lt-8-3 control panel preparing to load 633 long tubes into machine

What happened

[REDACTED] tube fell into loader the wrong way requiring it to be adjusted to go into the machine correctly. The operator pulled the tube back with a metal hook to free it so it would set into the machine

Injury or illness

Left Shoulder Strain Tear

Object or substance involved

633 Long Tube Metal Hook

Summary line

Strain tear to left shoulder 633 long tube

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336211 — Truck bodies and cabs manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
146
Total hours worked
226766
EIN
364824595
Establishment ID
1109160
Employer case #
823

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:22:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07FEB24:16:07:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.