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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 Operations Supervisor 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
Courtyard in Ceramic Pottery

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
52

Before the incident

The employee said he was assisting a customer in ceramic pottery.

What happened

The employee said he bent with his knees and picked up two glazed pots that were sized 18x19. He was loading them into a customer 's cart for them. He said he then felt a bulge in his left side groin area.

Injury or illness

Left side hernia.

Object or substance involved

Lifting the glazed ceramic pottery.

Summary line

[REDACTED] to groin area from lifting ceramic pottery.

Employee and industry

Job description
Retail Operations Supervisor
SOC code
41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code
444220 — Garden centers
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
199
Total hours worked
300598
EIN
111883568
Establishment ID
933745
Employer case #
2023-13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:30:00.000
Time of incident
13:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:15:31:00

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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.