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OSHA Injury Report: Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Operator in automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

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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
L Machine Line - SBC

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
30

Before the incident

Operator was maintenance short billet cutter at l machine line

What happened

While doing so the operator connected the final wire and this caused the discharge chute to come forward pinching the operators left forearm. Operator stated he was unable to feel his thumb after the incident

Injury or illness

Contusion to the left forearm

Object or substance involved

L machine line SBC discharge chute caused the operators injury.

Summary line

Contusion to the left forearm

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance 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 #
2446

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10JAN2025:12:34:00

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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.