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OSHA Injury Report: Century Chair Plant 3

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Century Chair Plant 3 in 126 33rd Street NW, Hickory, NC 28601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was inside Upholsterer in upholstered furniture, household-type, on frames of any material, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Century Chair Plant 3
Parent company
Century Furniture
Street
126 33rd Street NW
City
Hickory
State
NC
ZIP
28601
On-site location
Upholstery Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Stapling fabric

What happened

EE was pulling an out-arm down to staple with his left hand his hand slipped and he lost grip of the fabric. His left elbow hit the arm of the chair.

Injury or illness

Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis. Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm.

Object or substance involved

Wooden arm of chair

Summary line

Left Elbow- medial epicondylitis Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level- left arm; from hitting wooden arm of chair

Employee and industry

Job description
Inside Upholsterer
SOC code
51-6093 — Upholsterers
NAICS code
337121 — Upholstered furniture, household-type, on frames of any material, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
259
Total hours worked
472589
Establishment ID
1254267
Employer case #
224

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:58
Time of incident
14:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07JAN2025:18:26:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.