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Bowling Green, KY —

OSHA Injury Report: Nova Steel

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Nova Steel in 192 Technology Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in truck bodies and cabs manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nova Steel
Parent company
Nova Steel
Street
192 Technology Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
Lt-8-5 swedge table

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
118

Before the incident

Preparing for a change over from 301 to 351 at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] table. Preparing wrenches and shoes for change over

What happened

Operator placed wrench on nut of cylinder to loosen nut operator was pulling wrench to his body when wrench slip because of oil and fluid on nut and wrench striking operator in the right upper chest

Injury or illness

Contusion right upper chest

Object or substance involved

Wrench

Summary line

Contusion Upper right side chest wrench

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
336211 — Truck bodies and cabs manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
306775
EIN
364824595
Establishment ID
1109160
Employer case #
424

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20FEB2025:18:17:00

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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.