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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 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 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9

Before the incident

Operator was cleaning dies and knocked a die heater plug loose

What happened

The plug was able to fall into some debris oil. This caused a small fire which spooked the operator. The operator leapt back from the fire and contacted his hand on the die heater

Injury or illness

Contusion to right hand

Object or substance involved

Die heater that operator 's hand contacted

Summary line

Contusion to right hand

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 #
2456

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
21:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10JAN2025:13:50:00

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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.