Hopkinsville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: JTEKT Column Systems North America
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at JTEKT Column Systems North America in Hopkinsville, KY 42240 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician in automotive, truck and bus steering assemblies and parts manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- JTEKT Column Systems North America
- Parent company
- JTEKT Column Systems North America
- Street
- 206 Commerce Court
- City
- Hopkinsville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 42240
- On-site location
- TR8 Clamp Weld Cell
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Maintenance Tech was assisting in changing over HR3 to TR8 on [REDACTED].
What happened
While pulling the fixture to the welder the cart got hung on the ergo mat causing the cart to tip towards the Tech. The fixture fell off the cart and struck the tech under their right eye.
Injury or illness
Facial laceration and contusion
Object or substance involved
Changeover cart and fixture
Summary line
Facial laceration and contusion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 336330 — Automotive, truck and bus steering assemblies and parts manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 272
- Total hours worked
- 594516
- Establishment ID
- 1386464
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:30
- Time of incident
- 0:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 02MAR2025:03:25:00
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.