Hickory, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Merchants Distributors LLC in 5005 Alex Lee Blvd, Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was checker 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
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Adjusting product inside a trailer
What happened
EE was on his jack inside his trailer trying to reach some cases near the reefer. He slipped off the jack but tried to jack himself with his left leg and felt a pop.
Injury or illness
Left knee sprain
Object or substance involved
Uneven surface
Summary line
EE was on his jack inside his trailer trying to reach some cases inside the trailer. He slipped off the jack but tried to jack himself with his left leg and felt a pop.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Checker
- SOC code
- 43-5111: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
- 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 #
- SO124
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- 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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