Louisville, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: NHK Spring Precision of America
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at NHK Spring Precision of America in 10600 Freeport Drive, Louisville, KY 40258 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NHK Spring Precision of America
- Parent company
- NHK Spring Precision of America
- Street
- 10600 Freeport Drive
- City
- Louisville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40258
- On-site location
- B Line Grinding
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
On [REDACTED] the IW approached first responder [REDACTED] stating they felt as though there was something stuck in their eye. The IW stated that on [REDACTED] they were setting up the grinding machine and “watching the sparks” when something got in their eye.
What happened
First responder [REDACTED] attempted to flush out the piece of material in the IW eye but was unsuccessful. The IW had to seek treatment at U of L Health to remove the foreign object
Injury or illness
Corneal Foreign Body
Object or substance involved
Grinding Debris
Summary line
Foreign object in eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332613: Springs, precision (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 122
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 15,135
- Establishment ID
- 1284932
- Employer case #
- 159
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-13
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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