A Forklift-Related Injury Occurs at Home Depot in Houston
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 Amazon, Lowe’s, Walmart, Kroger, and Home Depot utilize, forklift accidents occur frequently. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps a record of serious workplace injuries and fatalities that occur. If an inspection follows, the business may be penalized for failing to comply with one or more safety requirements.
At a Home Depot in Houston, an Employee Suffers an Amputation Injury
On October 6, 2022, a serious workplace accident occurred at Home Depot, 7703 N. Sam Houston Pkwy West, Houston TX 77064. The primary NAICS number for the store is 444110, Home Centers. A summary of what happened follows:
- An employee was operating a powered industrial truck, which was most likely a forklift, when his left foot struck a pole. His foot was injured, and three of his toes were amputated during surgery. This incident took place during a training activity.
An inspection was not conducted after the Houston work accident. However, there was an inspection done after a fatal Dallas work injury involving a forklift that occurred on October 4, 2022. Learn more in this ongoing series.
There is no intention on this website to intimate that entities or individuals have engaged in misdeeds. Providing assistance to workers who are seriously hurt or killed in on-the-job accidents in Texas and the families of all the employees who suffered fatal work injuries in cases when the employer is not a workers’ comp participant in this state is one of the purposes of this website.
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