Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at HEB Distribution Center
Start: 6/4/2025

1 amputation · 2025065296 · 6/4/2025 · HEB Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ear(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Pallet jack riding
Secondary source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units

Employer

Name: HEB Distribution Center
Location: 4501 Blalock Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was backing up a pallet jack to unload a trailer. His head struck the bottom edge of the trailer door, and suffered a scalp laceration and the amputation of his right ear.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown