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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 winder 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
Winder 49

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE attempted to conduct a cutting over on [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. While attempting the cutover it failed and the plastic did not cut so the EE flipped and cut plastic with [REDACTED]knife to start a new roll. Plastic didn 't catch on the new spindle so EE moved hand to hit film so it would catch and their fingers were smashed in between the Winder spindle and roller.

What happened

EE attempted to conduct a cutting over on [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. While attempting the cutover it failed and the plastic did not cut so the EE flipped and cut plastic with [REDACTED]knife to start a new roll. Plastic didn 't catch on the new spindle so EE moved hand to hit film so it would catch and their fingers were smashed in between the Winder spindle and roller causing a fracture to their right ring finger.

Injury or illness

Right ring finger fracture.

Object or substance involved

Winder roller & spindle.

Summary line

Winder roller & spindle - Right ring finger fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Winder Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:00:22:00

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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.