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OSHA Injury Report: HEXPOL Middlefield

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at HEXPOL Middlefield in 14910 Madison Road, Middlefield, OH 44062 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mill Operator in sheeting, rubber, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HEXPOL Middlefield
Street
14910 Madison Road
City
Middlefield
State
OH
ZIP
44062
On-site location
Line 3 - Batchoff (Packaging)

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Holding on to a cylinder shaft with the left hand

What happened

A 3rd shift Line 3 mill operator was folding rubber masterbatches on a pallet at the batchoff area. While holding onto the pneumatic cylinder with his left hand the associate leaned over to switch the overhead belt conveyor from forward to reverse mode but accidentally hit the wrong button. As a result the conveyor end lowered activating the pneumatic air cylinder and pinching the associate 's left pinky between the shaft and seal.

Injury or illness

Avulsion (pinch breaking the skin) of the left pinky finger.

Object or substance involved

Shaft and seal of a pneumatic (air) cylinder.

Summary line

Pinched left pinky finger holding onto a pneumatic cylinder shaft between shaft and seal

Employee and industry

Job description
Mill Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326299 — Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
171
Total hours worked
525726
Establishment ID
1428593
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
2:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
14JAN26:18:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.