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OSHA Injury Report: Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance 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
Burr Shredder Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was grinding on a bolt at the burr shredder

What happened

While grinding a piece of metal particulate unsure what contacted the operator 's eye causing pain and irritation.

Injury or illness

Foreign Body to the Right Eye

Object or substance involved

metal particulate dust debris - unsure what exactly contacted his eye. Medical Facility could not find anything in the eye but something did cause irritation

Summary line

Foreign Body to the Right Eye

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 #
2457

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
21:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10JAN2025:14:00:00

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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.