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OSHA Injury Report: Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Milesburg

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Milesburg in Milesburg, PA 16853 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was winder Operator in grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Milesburg
Parent company
Hilex Poly
Street
606 Old Curtin Rd
City
Milesburg
State
PA
ZIP
16853
On-site location
Winder #32
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Winder Operator was attempting to take off a film roll from Winder #32 after a cut-over. While attempting to take of the film roll ([REDACTED] lbs.) that was just cut-over with a [REDACTED] they noticed the film roll was not seated correctly in the feet of the [REDACTED] after beginning to lift. While the Winder Operator was lowering the roll back onto the Winder unbeknown-st to the Winder Operator the EE came around behind them to assist and tried to pull the side of the shaft to get it seated correctly. While doing this the left ring finger was pinched between the Winder Track of the Winder Arms and the film roll shaft.

Winder Operator was attempting to take off a film roll from Winder #32 after a cut-over. While attempting to take of the film roll (1967 lbs.) that was just cut-over with a [REDACTED] they noticed the film roll was not seated correctly in the feet of the [REDACTED] after beginning to lift. While the Winder Operator was lowering the roll back onto the Winder unbeknown-st to the Winder Operator the EE came around behind them to assist and tried to pull the side of the shaft to get it seated correctly. While doing this the left ring finger was pinched between the Winder Track of the Winder Arms and the film roll shaft causing a fracture & laceration to the left ring finger.

Left ring finger laceration & fracture.

Winder track & film roll shaft.

Winder track & film roll shaft - Left ring finger laceration & fracture

Job description
Winder Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326111 — Grocery bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
152
Total hours worked
383316
EIN
562379442
Establishment ID
824944
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
23:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:21:08:00

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.