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OSHA Injury Report: YSPS USA

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at YSPS USA in 221 CORPORATE BLVD. GEORGETOWN, KY 40324, Georgetown, KY 40324 resulted in death. Employee was mACHINE OPERATOR in brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
YSPS USA
Parent company
YS PRECISION STAMPING INC
Street
221 CORPORATE BLVD. GEORGETOWN, KY 40324
City
Georgetown
State
KY
ZIP
40324
On-site location
FINE BLANKING PRESS

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Date of death

Before the incident

Employee finished a coil of steel and loaded a new roll of steel onto the press getting it ready to process it (alignment step) through the stamping die.

What happened

Employee was aligning the coil on the stamping dies Shrapnel came off the stamping die. Safety door was not in place and shrapnel hit the employee on the neck.

Injury or illness

Death as a result of the impact of an ejected shrapnel from a component of the stamping die.

Object or substance involved

A metal balance pin (die component) fractured and ejected from the inside of the press striking the deceased employee in the neck.

Summary line

[REDACTED] hit the employee 's neck

Employee and industry

Job description
MACHINE OPERATOR
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336340 — Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
60
Total hours worked
122857
EIN
300765500
Establishment ID
805569
Employer case #
29371

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:51:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:13:06:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.