THE WOODLANDS, TX: Worker seriously injured in accident involving commercial refrigeration system at Randalls on Friday, 21st June 2019

A 50-year-old employee was seriously injured Friday after an accident with a commercial refrigeration system at a Randalls in The Woodlands, officials said.

The man was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands and at last check, he was listed in critical condition.The accident was reported around 10:30 a.m. at the Randall's located at 2250 Buckthorne Place.

The initial report said there was an explosion, but when first responders arrived at the scene, they discovered a pipe in the refrigeration system that was being worked on had ruptured, seriously injuring the worker.

The incident prompted authorities to evacuate all employees and customers from the store.

Investigators are working to learn more about the incident.

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