Grocers Supply Company, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Grocers Supply Company, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Grocers Supply Company, Inc. Report ID 2021020981
Address 3100 East Holcombe Blvd. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77021
Event Date February 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -95.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack when their right leg was pinned between the jack and a safety bollard. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2021, a worker at Grocers Supply Company, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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