ROUND ROCK, TEXAS—
HEB
Fall on same level due to slipping · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at HEB, 3750 Gattis School Rd, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 78664 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking when a customer spilled grease on the floor from a rotisserie chicken and the employee slipped on the grease and fell, resulting in a broken right hip.
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