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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly - North Vernon Recycle

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Hilex Poly - North Vernon Recycle in North Vernon, IN 47265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hilex Poly - North Vernon Recycle
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
999 N Madison Ave
City
North Vernon
State
IN
ZIP
47265
On-site location
Washline Sorema Gala
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

While walking EE slipped on resin pellets spilled on the floor after the Washline [REDACTED] plugged and overflowed.

While walking EE slipped on resin pellets spilled on the floor after the Washline [REDACTED] plugged and overflowed. EE slipped on the resin pellets causing them to twist their right knee but did not fall. They felt a sharp pain at the top of the knee and calf muscle.

Right Medial Meniscus tear.

Resin pellets.

Slip on Resin Pellets - Right Medial Meniscus tear

Job description
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
2022
Avg employees
80
Total hours worked
203283
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
824992
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
6:50:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:16:18:00

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.