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OSHA Injury Report: Akebono Elizabethtown

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Akebono Elizabethtown in Elizabethtown, KY 42701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Associate in brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Establishment
Akebono Elizabethtown
Parent company
Akebono Brake Corp.
Street
300 Ring Road
City
Elizabethtown
State
KY
ZIP
42701
On-site location
PL604
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

associate was replacing a gear box and hoist motor on [REDACTED]

when he removed the bolt to the stabilizer bar the weight of the motor dropped down onto the left pinky finger

causing a laceration to both front and back of the left pinky requiring sutures

hoist motor

laceration to left pinky finger when motor fell on finger during removal process

Job description
Maintenance Associate
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
336340 — Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
609
Total hours worked
1295430
EIN
363993763
Establishment ID
1076687
Employer case #
30
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:14:00:00

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.