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OSHA Injury Report: Hickory Metal Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hickory Metal Plant in 140 McDonald SE, Hickory, NC 28602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was team Member III in showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hickory Metal Plant
Parent company
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
Street
140 McDonald SE
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Files office

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

moving boxes

What happened

Box handle broke and jerked employee

Injury or illness

Back strain from lifting heavy box of papers

Object or substance involved

box of documents

Summary line

Employee suffered back injury during lifting a 34.5 pound box with documents that was 16x12.5x10.5 with lifting handles on both side of container. Employee stated that the injury occur when one of the lifting handles tore off during the lift causing he

Employee and industry

Job description
Team Member III
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
337215 — Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
176
Total hours worked
380206
EIN
560494395
Establishment ID
178311
Employer case #
INC12538

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:21:40:00

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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.