Bowling Green, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products in One Kobe Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was EP Operator in automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products
- Parent company
- Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
- Street
- One Kobe Way
- City
- Bowling Green
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 42101
- On-site location
- EP2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Operator was on the chemical catwalk to take samples for quality. Operator was not trained to complete this task as he was not leadership
What happened
Operator went to dip the tool into the tank to grab a sample. At the same time the hoist cycled and moved upwards out of the tank. The edge of the hanger caught his left forearm causing the laceration.
Injury or illness
Laceration to Left Forearm from overhead hoist
Object or substance involved
Overhead metal hanger carrying parts
Summary line
Laceration to Left Forearm from overhead hoist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EP Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332613: Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 788
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,569,585
- Establishment ID
- 900262
- Employer case #
- 2531
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 17:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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