Valparaiso, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Bway Valparaiso
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Bway Valparaiso in Valparaiso, IN 46383 resulted in days away from work. Employee was attendant B in septic tanks, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bway Valparaiso
- Parent company
- Mauser Packaging Solutions
- Street
- 4002 Montdale Park Drive
- City
- Valparaiso
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46383
- On-site location
- Press Lines
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 10
- Days restricted or transferred
- 100
Before the incident
EE was attaching handles and packing pails at of [REDACTED]
What happened
An operator noticed that the gator belt popped off of the pulley on press 111 leak tester. EE attempted to put gator belt back on the pulley. In the process of doing so his hand got caught in between the gator belt and the pulley. His Middle finger was severed from top or 1st knuckle to the tip of his finger. His ring finger was lacerated and broken. This injury occurred on line 111 axillary equipment - leak tester. Operator rushed over to the Supervisors office and notified [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] that he needed to go to the hospital. Supervisor and maintenance lead took EE into the conference room. First responder came and aided EE. Wound was bandaged until EMT arrived.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: AMPUTATION |Type: |Body Part: HAND(S) - FINGER(S)
Object or substance involved
Leak Testers
Summary line
Temp EE severed his right middle finger lacerated and broke his ring finger when pinched between pulley and gator belt on press 111 leak tester.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Attendant B
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Septic tanks, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 150
- Total hours worked
- 320123
- EIN
- 363624491
- Establishment ID
- 1309867
- Employer case #
- IE-2408-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 19:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 14FEB2025:18:29:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.