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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome in 540 W Nez Perce, Jerome, ID 83338 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
540 W Nez Perce
City
Jerome
State
ID
ZIP
83338
On-site location
Bag Machine #11

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

EE was cleaning the Bag Machine #11 Seal Head Blade of built-up poly after clearing a jam. While cleaning the Seal Head Blade utilizing a brass brush their right hand slipped and contacted the Seal Head Blade.

What happened

EE was cleaning the Bag Machine #11 Seal Head Blade of built-up poly after clearing a jam. While cleaning the Seal Head Blade utilizing a brass brush their right hand slipped and contacted the Seal Head Blade causing right middle finger laceration.

Injury or illness

Right middle finger laceration stitches.

Object or substance involved

Seal Head Blade.

Summary line

Seal Head Blade - Right middle finger 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
2012
Avg employees
181
Total hours worked
395274
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
824904
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:19:55:00

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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.