Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kroger, 19245 David Memorial Dr., SHENANDOAH, TEXAS 77385
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee had just clocked out and was walking to their car in the parking lot. They stepped down from a curb, lost balance, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the right hip and arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Parking lot-paved
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