Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HEB Grocery Co., LP, 1425 E. Southlake Blvd., SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 76092
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a manual pallet jack when he slipped on the floor and his right ankle was struck by the pallet jack, fracturing it.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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