# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at H-E-B Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2024109776` · 10/21/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** H-E-B Distribution Center
- **Location:** 4625 Windfern, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reversing a standup forklift when it struck a structural pole and then he fell from the forklift to the floor. He suffered a laceration to the spleen, three broken ribs, and a concussion.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*