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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
Propane Storage Scrap Bay

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Installing the propane cylinder onto the forklift and making connection

What happened

When connection was made the valve was open and propane sprayed onto glove covered hand

Injury or illness

Right index and second finger chemical burn

Object or substance involved

liquid propane

Summary line

Chemical burn right index second finger propane

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 #
1823

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:22:10:00

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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.