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OSHA Injury Report: Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 in Bardstown, KY 40004 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was press Setup in job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing.

Establishment
Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1
Parent company
Autokiniton
Street
850 Withrow Ct.
City
Bardstown
State
KY
ZIP
40004
On-site location
Press 16
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Loading a coil onto the coil mandrel and removing the coil banding.

Employee was removing the first circumference banding and the second banding broke causing the coil to spring up striking associate on the left side of their head. The circumference band was damaged from supplier prior to the incident.

Contusion; Head & Left Ear

Metal Coil

Contusion; Head & Left Ear Metal Coil

Job description
Press Setup
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Te
NAICS code
336370 — Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
504
Total hours worked
1006909
EIN
611264770
Establishment ID
1067627
Employer case #
2025-378
Date of incident
Shift started
22:30
Time of incident
2:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:18:46:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.