HEB

Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery — Fractures — BOERNE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HEB in BOERNE, TEXAS
Employer HEB Report ID 2024043037
Address 29388 IH 10 West City, State ZIP BOERNE, TEXAS 78006
Event Date April 6, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery Source of Injury Pallet jack riding
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -98.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking backward while operating a walk-behind pallet jack when he backed into a pallet of product on the floor and fell backward onto the pallet. The pallet jack rolled onto his foot and crushed and fractured two of his toes.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2024, a worker at HEB in BOERNE, TEXAS suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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