KROGER STORE #585
Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
| Employer | KROGER STORE #585 | Report ID | 2024088009 |
| Address | 1101 Flower Mound Rd. | City, State ZIP | FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Leg(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Source of Injury | Other constructed surface |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.00000, -97.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling out a seafood pallet using a manual pallet jack. She was walking backward and tripped over a plastic pallet. The back of her right leg was lacerated by the edge of the pallet as she fell. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2024, a worker at KROGER STORE #585 in FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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