HEB Grocery Company

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HEB Grocery Company in LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
Employer HEB Grocery Company Report ID 20161211999
Address 2955 South Gulf Freeway City, State ZIP LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
Event Date December 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Pallet jack-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.47000, -95.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was backing up from a cardboard baler when she tripped on the forks of a manual pallet jack and suffered multiple fractures.

Incident Summary

On December 29, 2016, a worker at HEB Grocery Company in LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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