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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 delivery Person 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
Commercial Sales Nursery Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

The employee said he was digging holes for arborvitaes in the commercial sales nursery yard

What happened

The employee said that while he was digging he felt a pinch in his back. Later that day he said he went home and bent down to pet his dogs and could not get back up due to pain.

Injury or illness

Strained back

Object or substance involved

Digging holes in the nursery yard with a shovel.

Summary line

Strained back from digging holes for trees.

Employee and industry

Job description
Delivery Person
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
444220 — Garden centers
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
199
Total hours worked
300598
EIN
111883568
Establishment ID
933745
Employer case #
2023-11

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:57:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:15:26:00

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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.