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OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Distributors LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Merchants Distributors LLC in Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was checker 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
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Adjusting product inside a trailer

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.

Left knee sprain

Uneven surface

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.

Job description
Checker
SOC code
43-5111 — Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
NAICS code
424410 — General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1700
Total hours worked
4322875
Establishment ID
1008130
Employer case #
SO124
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:15:31:00

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.