Berea, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant in Berea, KY 40403 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
- Parent company
- Hitachi Astemo
- Street
- 301 Mayde Road
- City
- Berea
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40403
- On-site location
- Stocking Rod Weld 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
He was pushing a cart loaded with empty totes.
What happened
The wheel on the cart did not turn and it caused him to lose hit footing and stumble. He then tripped over the base of a fan and striking his back on the fan pole. He was not injured from falling against the pole but his back was sore after the incident.
Injury or illness
strain lower back
Object or substance involved
cart
Summary line
Aggravation of an existing back injury when he fell
Employee and industry
- 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 #
- 11
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 9:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28JAN2025:15:03:00
Source
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.