This website is maintained by the Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people across Texas for work injury cases. We have attempted to provide useful information for those harmed by work injuries.
Companies that make use of forklifts on a daily basis, such as Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Kroger, and Lowe’s, must become familiar with safety regulations related to their use. Forklifts…
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Companies that use forklifts daily–such as Amazon, Home Depot, Walmart, Lowe’s, and Kroger—have a responsibility to follow safety guidelines, which are provided through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety…
Read More In October 2022, a worker at a Home Depot in Houston, Texas, suffered an amputation injury in an accident that involved a forklift. In warehouses that big box stores like…
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Does Walmart have workers compensation insurance coverage for its Texas employees? No, Walmart does not provide workers compensation benefits to its Texas employees. Walmart is a nonsubscriber in Texas. A…
Read More OSHA Cites Lowe’s for Exposing Workers to Potential Forklift Injuries & More Work environments at big box stores like Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Home Depot, and Lowe’s necessarily have pedestrians working…
Read More OSHA Cites Lowe’s for Exposing Workers to Potential Forklift Injuries & More Lowe’s Inc. in League City, Texas, was inspected by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health…
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A serious pallet-jack-related injury allegedly occurred on January 18, 2022, at the Kroger Distribution Center Warehouse at 5801 Kroger Drive in Keller, Texas, 76244. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational…
Read More After a December 2021 amputation injury occurred at Lowe’s Market on George Dieter Blvd. in El Paso, Texas, an inspection was conducted by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and…
Read More When machinery is used, it is essential that workers are protected from any dangers that could cause a serious injury, such as amputation, or death. In the December 2021 update…
Read More Materials storage is among the warehouse hazards that can threaten the safety of big box store employees. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tracks the serious…
Read More Below is information on the two other December 2021 Walmart accidents involving forklifts that resulted in serious injuries. Like Lowe’s, Amazon, and Home Depot, Walmart is likely not a Texas…
Read More A total of 8 forklift-related or pallet-related accidents are among the serious injuries reported for Texas for the month of December 2021. Three of those forklift or pallet injuries occurred…
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The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) establishes safety standards and handles oversight of business establishments throughout the U.S. Big box stores such as Fiesta Mart, L.L.C.,…
Read More Forklifts and other types of powered industrial trucks are often involved in accidents at big box stores, including at Kroger, Walmart, Lowe’s, Amazon, and Home Depot, none of which are…
Read More A Kroger employee was in a powered industrial vehicle when he was seriously injured on November 5, 2021, in a Houston Kroger store. The use of forklifts, just one of…
Read More Kroger was cited for alleged safety violations following a November 2021 inspection that was instigated by a Texas work accident in which a worker suffered serious workplace injuries. Kroger, Amazon,…
Read More Kroger is another big box store that is likely not a subscriber to the workers’ compensation program in Texas, same as Walmart, Amazon, Home Depot, and Lowe’s. There was a…
Read More There are many hazards connected to warehouse work and other matters associated with big box stores. In November of 2021, a Walmart employee suffered a severe injury and amputation while…
Read More Lowe’s Companies, Inc. in Brownsville, Texas, was recently inspected and fined, and the details are provided in an inspection report that closed on May 6, 2022. When companies fail to…
Read More Additional details about the death of David Martinez have been released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The fatal work accident at Gogo Forklift…
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