Hickory, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Merchants Distributors LLC in 5005 Alex Lee Blvd, 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
- 1
Before the incident
Driving a PIT reach truck
What happened
Employee stated he spun around and hit his left shoulder blade on a pallet that was sticking out.
Injury or illness
Abrasion to the left back of the shoulder
Object or substance involved
Wooden pallet
Summary line
EE stated he spun his PIT around and hit his left shoulder blade on a pallet that was sticking out.
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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,700
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 4,322,875
- Establishment ID
- 1008130
- Employer case #
- SO115
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 04:00
- Time of incident
- 05:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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