Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: NHK Spring Precision of America
Hearing loss · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a hearing loss at NHK Spring Precision of America in Louisville, KY 40258 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- Production Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Hearing loss (code 5)
Before the incident
Operating production machinery.
What happened
The employee sustained noise induced hearing loss due to prolonged exposure to high levels of noise generated by production machinery without using proper hearing protection.
Injury or illness
Noise-induced hearing loss.
Object or substance involved
Machine operation without adequate hearing protection.
Summary line
Hearing Loss due to noise exposure
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
- Avg employees
- 122
- Total hours worked
- 15135
- Establishment ID
- 1284932
- Employer case #
- 162
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 14FEB2025:21:41:00
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.