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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - North Vernon Bag

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - North Vernon Bag in North Vernon, IN 47265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was bag Machine Operator in grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - North Vernon Bag
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
1001 N Madison Ave
City
North Vernon
State
IN
ZIP
47265
On-site location
Bag Machine #23
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

EE was attempting to wipe ink from the bottom of the front printing station ink tray on Bag Machine #23 by using a paper towel. EE 's right index middle ring and pinky fingers were pinched between the Printing Press Anilox and Print Cylinders.

EE was attempting to wipe ink from the bottom of the front printing station ink tray on Bag Machine #23 by using a paper towel. EE 's right index middle ring and pinky fingers were pinched between the Printing Press Anilox and Print Cylinders causing a partial amputation and laceration to the right index middle ring and pinky fingers.

Right index middle ring & pinky finger partial amputation & laceration.

Printing Press Anilox & Print Cylinders.

Printing press anilox & print cylinder - Right index middle ring & pinky finger amputation

Job description
Bag Machine Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326111 — Grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
228
Total hours worked
575478
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
825011
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
17:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01MAR2025:00:54:00

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.