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OSHA Injury Report: Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant in 1765 Cleveland Avenue, Glasgow, KY 42141 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was engineer Technician in brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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Parent company
Akebono Brake Industry Co.
Street
1765 Cleveland Avenue
City
Glasgow
State
KY
ZIP
42141
On-site location
APS Fabrication Shop
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Equipment Installation

[REDACTED] was deburring a flat piece of metal on rotary disc sander when sanding disc grabbed the metal and pulled thumb into the rotating disc.

partial amputation of right thumb through phalanx.

disc sander piece of metal

Associate was deburring a flat piece of metal on rotary disc sander when sanding disc grabbed the metal and pulled thumb into the rotating disc. Resulting in partial amputation of right thumb through phalanx.

Job description
Engineer Technician
SOC code
17-2141: Mechanical Engineers
NAICS code
336340: Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
477
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
1,022,660
EIN
363993763
Establishment ID
915659
Employer case #
2023-06
Date of incident
Shift started
07:00
Time of incident
07:45
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-01-30

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