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OSHA Injury Report: Nova Steel

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Nova Steel in 192 Technology Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. 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
Swedge table

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Drill tapping hole in swedge table

What happened

Tap on drill caught in the metal of the table hole being tapped causing loss of grip on the drill. Drill span around hit operator in his safety glasses on the left side of head thus causing a laceration to the left eye lid

Injury or illness

Laceration left eye lid

Object or substance involved

drill safety glasses

Summary line

Laceration left eye lid drill

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 #
1623

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10FEB24:19:33:00

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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.