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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 GH Seasonal Production Associate Level 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
Retail Greenhouse

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was stocking foliage upgrades in the greenhouse.

What happened

Employee had a leaf from a draceana marginata plant poke him in the eye.

Injury or illness

Employee was poked in the eye by plant leaf.

Object or substance involved

Draceana marginata leaf.

Summary line

Employee said he was stocking foliage upgrades and had a leaf from a [REDACTED] poke him in the eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Retail GH Seasonal Production Associate Level
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
444220 — Garden centers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
196
Total hours worked
234818
EIN
111883568
Establishment ID
933745
Employer case #
2024-05

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:16:28:00

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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.