Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GROCERS SUPPLY, 3131 EAST HOLCOMBE BLVD., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77221
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift when he ran into a board that was sticking out into the passageway, breaking his femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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