Hickory, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Century Chair Plant 3
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Century Chair Plant 3 in Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was inside Upholsterer in upholstered furniture, household-type, on frames of any material, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Century Chair Plant 3
- Parent company
- Century Furniture
- Street
- 126 33rd Street NW
- City
- Hickory
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28601
- On-site location
- Upholstery Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Stapling fabric
What happened
EE was pulling an out-arm down to staple with his left hand his hand slipped and he lost grip of the fabric. His left elbow hit the arm of the chair.
Injury or illness
Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis. Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm.
Object or substance involved
Wooden arm of chair
Summary line
Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm; from hitting wooden arm of chair
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Inside Upholsterer
- SOC code
- 51-6093 — Upholsterers
- NAICS code
- 337121 — Upholstered furniture, household-type, on frames of any material, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 259
- Total hours worked
- 472589
- Establishment ID
- 1254267
- Employer case #
- 224
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:58
- Time of incident
- 14:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 07JAN2025:18:26:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.