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OSHA Injury Report: Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant in Berea, KY 40403 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
Parent company
Hitachi Astemo
Street
301 Mayde Road
City
Berea
State
KY
ZIP
40403
On-site location
SAM 2 Tube Machining
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9
Days restricted or transferred
136

walking behind machine

He went to down onto floor and attempted to step over materials on the step. He came down wrong his knee twisting it

Meniscus tear

step and materials stored on the step

Twisted knee when he stepped over items stored on a step behind a machine and tore his meniscus

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336330 — Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
850
Total hours worked
1796575
EIN
611065272
Establishment ID
930433
Employer case #
9
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:14:33:00

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.