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OSHA Injury Report: Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products in Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forging Operator in automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

Establishment
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products
Parent company
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC
Street
One Kobe Way
City
Bowling Green
State
KY
ZIP
42101
On-site location
Press 4
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Operator was cleaning die lube off of lower holder on press 4.

While doing so the operator felt a pop. He then stated his right hand went numb and he was having difficulty walking pain in his legs.

Ergonomic Back Strain & Right-Hand Paresthesia

Operator exerting physical force when cleaning die probably caused the pop and hand numbness.

Ergonomic Back Strain & Right-Hand Paresthesia

Job description
Forging Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332613 — Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
866
Total hours worked
1603353
Establishment ID
900262
Employer case #
2440
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:48
Filing year
2024
Submitted
08JAN2025:17:38:00

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.