H-E-B and TK Elevator Corporation (TKE) are facing a lawsuit by a family after a toddler lost four of her fingers in an escalator accident at a Bellaire H-E-B store.

Ben Crump filed the suit against H-E-B and TK Elevator Corp. after a 3-year-old lost four fingers in an escalator incident at an H-E-B in Harris County.

The suit emphasizes that the incident could have been prevented and that the defendants failed to ensure safety.

The family of a 3-year-old girl is suing H-E-B and TK Elevator Corporation after four of her fingers were amputated by an escalator at the grocer’s Bellaire store, according to court documents. National civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed the lawsuit Wednesday.