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OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Driving a PIT reach truck

Employee stated he spun around and hit his left shoulder blade on a pallet that was sticking out.

Abrasion to the left back of the shoulder

Wooden pallet

EE stated he spun his PIT around and hit his left shoulder blade on a pallet that was sticking out.

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 #
SO115
Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
5:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:14:48:00

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.