Hickory, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Merchants Distributors LLC in Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lift truck operator in general-line groceries merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Merchants Distributors LLC
- Parent company
- Merchants Distributors LLC
- Street
- 5005 Alex Lee Blvd
- City
- Hickory
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28601
- On-site location
- Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Operating a PIT lift truck in the aisle
What happened
While turning the unit his leg was caught in between the lift and the racking bar.
Injury or illness
Left lower leg fracture
Object or substance involved
Metal racking and the PIT
Summary line
Employee had his leg outside of the protective compartment of the lift and turned around in the aisle catching his extended leg between the lift and the racking
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lift truck operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 424410 — General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1700
- Total hours worked
- 4322875
- Establishment ID
- 1008130
- Employer case #
- SO103
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 2:38
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 24FEB26:21:17:00
Source
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.