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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
Back aisle near Extrusion Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was pushing a cart with a resin vacuum down the back aisle of the Extrusion Department with another employee. The right front leg of the cart got caught on a guard rail causing it to stop and swivel to the left. The corner of the cart struck the EE in the forehead.

What happened

EE was pushing a cart with a resin vacuum down the back aisle of the Extrusion Department with another employee. The right front leg of the cart got caught on a guard rail causing it to stop and swivel to the left. The corner of the cart struck the EE in the forehead causing a laceration.

Injury or illness

Forehead laceration stitches.

Object or substance involved

Resin vacuum pump cart.

Summary line

Resin vacuum pump cart - Forehead laceration stitches

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 #
14

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:00:18:00

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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.