# Fractures at Kroger Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20241211594` · 12/15/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet)  excluding toes
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Distribution Center
- **Location:** 701 Gellhorn Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift to take a pallet for replenishment. She made a turn and the forklift slipped on the concrete floor due to concrete sweating. The forklift struck a rack and the employee's foot was caught against the rack. The employee sustained a fractured heel and required surgery.

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