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OSHA Injury Report: Polygon US6

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Polygon US6 in 103 Industrial Park Dr, Walkerton, IN 46574 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was resin Mixer in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polygon US6
Parent company
Polygon Company
Street
103 Industrial Park Dr
City
Walkerton
State
IN
ZIP
46574
On-site location
Trash hopper.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
61

Before the incident

Dumping trash.

What happened

Employee was dumping the hopper outside. The hopper did not retract all the way and lock. The employee pulled the hopper down to latch it in and the hopper struck his left hand.

Injury or illness

Fracture of thumb left side.

Object or substance involved

Trash hopper.

Summary line

Fracture of thumb left side.

Employee and industry

Job description
Resin Mixer
SOC code
51-9023 — Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
444240
Establishment ID
102364
Employer case #
FY23-00005

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:16:29:00

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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.