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OSHA Injury Report: Hicks Nurseries, Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Hicks Nurseries, Inc in 100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY 11590 resulted in days away from work. Employee was retail Hard Goods Merchandiser in garden centers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hicks Nurseries, Inc
Parent company
Hicks Nurseries
Street
100 Jericho Turnpike
City
Westbury
State
NY
ZIP
11590
On-site location
Retail Processing Center

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

The employee said she was on a ladder pulling down a box of orchid bark.

What happened

The employee said that the handle of the box broke causing her to fall off the ladder and landing on the concrete floor on her knees and back.

Injury or illness

The employee said scraped knees and strained back.

Object or substance involved

Falling off ladder onto concrete floor.

Summary line

Scraped knees and strained back from falling off a ladder and landing on concrete floor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Retail Hard Goods Merchandiser
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
444220 — Garden centers
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
199
Total hours worked
300598
EIN
111883568
Establishment ID
933745
Employer case #
2023-07

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:15:14:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.