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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 maintenance Tech 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
135 POM table

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
38
Days restricted or transferred
80

Before the incident

Working on a hydraulic cylinder at 135 POM tightening lock nut pipe wrench

What happened

Tightening the lock nut with pipe wrench when the pipe wrench slipped off the lock nut catching the left ring finger under wrench and between table edge of 135 POM

Injury or illness

Laceration left ring finger at first knuckle

Object or substance involved

Pipe wrench metal table edge

Summary line

Laceration Left ring finger pipe wrench steel table

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
1423

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10FEB24:19:17:00

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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.