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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly - North Vernon Bag

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Hilex Poly - North Vernon Bag in 1001 N Madison Ave, North Vernon, IN 47265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician 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
Winder 6

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
53

Before the incident

EE was attempting to repair Winder #[REDACTED] arm that was out of alignment. When EE touched the arm drive chain and sprocket the machine cycled and caught their right hand fingers.

What happened

EE was attempting to repair Winder #6 arm that was out of alignment. When EE touched the arm drive chain and sprocket the machine cycled and caught their right hand fingers causing a laceration to their right index finer and a fracture to their right index and middle finger tips.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right index finger fracture to right index and middle finger tips.

Object or substance involved

Winder arm drive chain and sprocket.

Summary line

Winder arm - Right index finger fracture & right index & middle finger laceration

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:00:12:00

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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.