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OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Merchants Distributors LLC in Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was custodian in general-line groceries merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Merchants Distributors LLC
Parent company
Merchants Distributors LLC
Street
5005 Alex Lee Blvd
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28601
On-site location
Warehouse
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Pushing a trash bin on the trash dock

EE states while pushing the trash bin she felt something strain in her upper chest

Muscle strain in the upper chest

Improper moving technique

EE was pushing trash bin and strained her upper chest

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
424410 — General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1700
Total hours worked
4322875
Establishment ID
1008130
Employer case #
SO108
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
5:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:21:43:00

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.