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OSHA Injury Report: Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forging Operator in automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products
Parent company
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
Street
One Kobe Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
Press 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
76

Before the incident

Operator was attempting to remove stuck part with pry bar.

What happened

While operator was using the pry bar he lost his balance and fell forward. This caused his finger to become smashed between the pry bar and the die he was trying to remove the stuck part from.

Injury or illness

Open Finger Fracture - Left Ring Finger

Object or substance involved

Associate was injured by the pry bar smashing his finger between it and the die.

Summary line

Open Finger Fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Forging Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
866
Total hours worked
1603353
Establishment ID
900262
Employer case #
2435

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
08JAN2025:14:45:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.