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OSHA Injury Report: Century Chair Plant 3

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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.

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
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Stapling fabric

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.

Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis. Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm.

Wooden arm of chair

Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm; from hitting wooden arm of chair

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
Date of incident
Shift started
6:58
Time of incident
14:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07JAN2025:18:26:00

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.