Georgetown, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: YSPS USA
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at YSPS USA in Georgetown, KY 40324 resulted in death. Employee was mACHINE OPERATOR in brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- YSPS USA
- Parent company
- YS PRECISION STAMPING INC
- Street
- 221 CORPORATE BLVD. GEORGETOWN, KY 40324
- City
- Georgetown
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40324
- On-site location
- FINE BLANKING PRESS
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Death (code 1)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Date of death
Before the incident
Employee finished a coil of steel and loaded a new roll of steel onto the press getting it ready to process it (alignment step) through the stamping die.
What happened
Employee was aligning the coil on the stamping dies Shrapnel came off the stamping die. Safety door was not in place and shrapnel hit the employee on the neck.
Injury or illness
Death as a result of the impact of an ejected shrapnel from a component of the stamping die.
Object or substance involved
A metal balance pin (die component) fractured and ejected from the inside of the press striking the deceased employee in the neck.
Summary line
[REDACTED] hit the employee 's neck
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MACHINE OPERATOR
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 336340 — Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 60
- Total hours worked
- 122857
- EIN
- 300765500
- Establishment ID
- 805569
- Employer case #
- 29371
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 1:51:00.000
- Submitted
- 26JAN24:13:06:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.