Chattanooga, TN, TN — 2025-08-13

OSHA Injury Report: Novolex

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2025-08-13, an injury at Novolex in 5930 Quintus Loop, Chattanooga, TN, TN 37421 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Novolex
Parent company: Novolex
Street: 5930 Quintus Loop
City: Chattanooga, TN
State: TN
ZIP: 37421
On-site location: M10 platform step

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 69

Before the incident

Stepping on a machine platform

What happened

Employee stepped on a piece of plastic and fell to the ground

Injury or illness

Contusion of hand and wrist and fracture.

Object or substance involved

Concrete floor

Summary line

Left hand wrist fracture

Employee and industry

Job description: Operator
SOC code: 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code: 326112 — Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Avg employees: 269
Total hours worked: 624110
Establishment ID: 1031083
Employer case #: 2025-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-08-13
Shift started: 6:00
Time of incident: 7:25
Filing year: 2025
Submitted: 23JAN26:19:38:00

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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.