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OSHA Injury Report: Hickory - Flexible Packaging - E025

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Hickory - Flexible Packaging - E025 in 1246 Main Ave SE, Hickory, NC 28602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was press Operator in flexible Packaging.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hickory - Flexible Packaging - E025
Parent company
Sonoco
Street
1246 Main Ave SE
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Press 13 Deck 9

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
26

Before the incident

Employee was cleaning around the press for a planned [REDACTED] event.

What happened

Employee was cleaning a chamber within the Press. Chamber went crooked. Operator tried to re center the chamber when he reached underneath and grabbed the doctor [REDACTED] resulting in cutting his finger

Injury or illness

Partially torn tendon to top of the left hand middle finger.

Object or substance involved

Doctor Blade

Summary line

Employee was cleaning a chamber within the Press. Chamber went crooked. Operator tried to re center the chamber when he reached underneath and grabbed the doctor [REDACTED] resulting in cutting his finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Press Operator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
326112 — Flexible Packaging
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
271017
EIN
570248420
Establishment ID
494963
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
26FEB2025:15:20:00

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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.