Chattanooga, TN, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Novolex
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Novolex in Chattanooga, TN, TN 37421 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was systems Operator in flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Novolex
- Parent company
- Novolex
- Street
- 5930 Quintus Loop
- City
- Chattanooga, TN
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37421
- On-site location
- West System 1 dump station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was inserting a vacuum hose wand into a gaylord box.
What happened
The flex pipe kicked back and struck employee.
Injury or illness
Contusion on lower jaw and right knee.
Object or substance involved
Aluminum wand and concrete floor.
Summary line
The systems operator was inserting a vacuum hose wand into a gaylord box. The flex pipe had tension and kicked back striking the operator.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Systems Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326112 — Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 311
- Total hours worked
- 651512
- Establishment ID
- 1031083
- Employer case #
- 23-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 12:20:00.000
- Submitted
- 01FEB24:20:46:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.