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OSHA Injury Report: Hickory Bedding Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Hickory Bedding Plant in Hickory, NC 28602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic III in spring Manufacturing.

Establishment
Hickory Bedding Plant
Parent company
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
Street
180 McDonald Pkwy SE
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Coiler C4
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

replacing basket conveyor chain

replacing basket conveyor chain

Sore back from climbing on top of machine and kneeling down to reach inside of machine to replace basket conveyor chain. Individual woke up Sunday morning with his back sore very stiff. He started seeking treatment with his family Doctor and Chiropractor.

leaning into machine

Sore back from climbing on top of machine and kneeling down to reach inside of machine to replace basket conveyor chain. Individual woke up [REDACTED] with his back sore very stiff. He started seeking treatment with his family Doctor and Chiropractor.

Job description
Mechanic III
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
332613 — Spring Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
34
Total hours worked
95292
EIN
560494395
Establishment ID
850122
Employer case #
INC12495
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:20:05:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.