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OSHA Injury Report: NHK Spring Precision of America

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a hearing loss at NHK Spring Precision of America in 10600 Freeport Drive, Louisville, KY 40258 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
NHK Spring Precision of America
Parent company
NHK Precision Spring America
Street
10600 Freeport Drive
City
Louisville
State
KY
ZIP
40258
On-site location
Production Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)

Before the incident

Operating production machinery.

What happened

The employee sustained noise induced hearing loss due to prolonged exposure to high levels of noise generated by production machinery without using proper hearing protection.

Injury or illness

Noise-induced hearing loss.

Object or substance involved

Machine operation without adequate hearing protection.

Summary line

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Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
173
Total hours worked
370170
EIN
202899111
Establishment ID
941721
Employer case #
145

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:20:09:00

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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.