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 forklift Driver 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
- Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Driving forklift and
What happened
He attempted to mount the forklift from the wrong side that required him to move around the truck mechanical controls to get into the seat. This put his knee in an awkward position and caused a knee strain.
Injury or illness
Strain
Object or substance involved
Forklift
Summary line
Knee strain from trying to mount forklift from the wrong side which caused him to get his knee in an awkward position when he tried to get into the seat
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Driver
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- 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 #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28JAN2025:20:28:00
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.