Louisville, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Forvia
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Forvia in Louisville, KY 40213 resulted in days away from work. Employee was janitor in catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Forvia
- Parent company
- Forvia
- Street
- 4415 East Indian Trail
- City
- Louisville
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40213
- On-site location
- Outside break area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 15
- Days restricted or transferred
- 67
Before the incident
Emptying trash
What happened
While picking up trash in the outdoor break area the employee struck their right knee on an exposed piece of metal protruding from the ground. The metal was exposed due to the absence of benches that had previously covered or shielded the area.
Injury or illness
Employee struck their right knee on exposed metal in the outdoor break area while picking up trash; the hazard was created by missing benches and lacked proper marking..
Object or substance involved
Exposed metal due to missing benches lack of hazard marking and insufficient area maintenance.
Summary line
WHILE PICKING UP TRASH IN THE OUTDOOR BREAK AREA THEY STRUCK THEIR KNEE ON AN EXPOSED PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND WHERE BENCHES WERE MISSING.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Janitor
- SOC code
- 37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- NAICS code
- 336390 — Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 168
- Total hours worked
- 364391
- Establishment ID
- 1066819
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:21:26:00
Source
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.