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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly - North Vernon Bag

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hilex Poly - North Vernon Bag in 1001 N Madison Ave, North Vernon, IN 47265 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was bag Machine Operator in grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hilex Poly - North Vernon Bag
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
1001 N Madison Ave
City
North Vernon
State
IN
ZIP
47265
On-site location
Bag Machine 2

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was tightening a stacking table bolt on Bag Machine #2 when the wrench slipped off the bolt head and the forward motion caused the EE 's left hand to strike against the corner of the upper blocking bar.

What happened

EE was tightening a stacking table bolt on Bag Machine #2 when the wrench slipped off the bolt head and the forward motion caused the EE 's left hand to strike against the corner of the upper blocking bar causing a left hand laceration.

Injury or illness

Back of left hand laceration stitches.

Object or substance involved

Corner of Bag Machine Upper Blocking Bar.

Summary line

Loosening bolt - Left hand laceration stitches

Employee and industry

Job description
Bag Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326111 — Grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
263
Total hours worked
604911
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
825011
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
13FEB24:22:30:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.