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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome in Jerome, ID 83338 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was bag Machine Operator in grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Jerome
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
540 W Nez Perce
City
Jerome
State
ID
ZIP
83338
On-site location
Bag Machine #11
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

EE was cleaning the Bag Machine #11 Seal Head Blade of built-up poly after clearing a jam. While cleaning the Seal Head Blade utilizing a brass brush their right hand slipped and contacted the Seal Head Blade.

EE was cleaning the Bag Machine #11 Seal Head Blade of built-up poly after clearing a jam. While cleaning the Seal Head Blade utilizing a brass brush their right hand slipped and contacted the Seal Head Blade causing right middle finger laceration.

Right middle finger laceration stitches.

Seal Head Blade.

Seal Head Blade - Right middle finger laceration stitches

Job description
Bag Machine 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
2012
Avg employees
181
Total hours worked
395274
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
824904
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:19:55:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.