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HEB Grocery Company, LP

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HEB Grocery Company, LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer HEB Grocery Company, LP Report ID 2017010723
Address 4625 Windfern City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
Event Date January 23, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 493120 Inspection # 1205406
GPS Coordinates 29.83000, -95.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack and was pinned between the pallet jack and a pole when he stepped off the pallet jack and it continued to move forward. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2017, a worker at HEB Grocery Company, LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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