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OSHA Injury Report: Hickory Chair

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hickory Chair in 37 9th Street Place SE, Hickory, NC 28602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was leadperson in chair and couch springs, assembled, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hickory Chair
Parent company
RHF INVESTMENTS, INC.
Street
37 9th Street Place SE
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Finishing Department- Downstairs

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
32

Before the incident

Was inspecting an ottoman.

What happened

While inspecting an ottoman- slid it onto lift with foot on lift pedal. As lift was going up ottoman began to shift and slide off of lift. Employee tried to catch the ottoman and in doing so caused right wrist to hyperextend backwards.

Injury or illness

Right wrist sprain

Object or substance involved

Ottoman

Summary line

Was inspecting an ottoman- slid it onto lift with foot on lift pedal. As lift was going up ottoman began to shift and slide off of lift. Employee tried to catch the ottoman and in doing so caused right wrist to hyperextend backwards.

Employee and industry

Job description
Leadperson
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
337121 — Chair and couch springs, assembled, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
438
Total hours worked
786322
EIN
462232330
Establishment ID
836303
Employer case #
23-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15JAN24:17:38:00

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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.