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OSHA Injury Report: Hitachi Astemo

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hitachi Astemo in 960 Cherry St., BLANCHESTER, OH 45107 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was casting Associate in motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hitachi Astemo
Parent company
Hitachi Astemo
Street
960 Cherry St.
City
BLANCHESTER
State
OH
ZIP
45107
On-site location
Casting 500 #2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Lifting 3 dip well covers off the dip wells of the furnace

What happened

Strain to chest wall when loading the furnace with an ingot. Employee loaded1 ingot into the furnace chamber and felt pain in his right chest area. After investigation we feel that the initial trigger was from lifting 3 furnace covers off the dip wells

Injury or illness

Strain to chest wall after lifting 3 dip well covers off the dip well of the furnaces

Object or substance involved

Lifting of dip well covers

Summary line

Strain to chest wall when loading the furnace with an ingot.

Employee and industry

Job description
Casting Associate
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
336330 — Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
185
Total hours worked
327647
EIN
311202270
Establishment ID
919083
Employer case #
2023-0003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:16:46:00

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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.