The family of a 3-year-old who lost fingers in an escalator accident at H-E-B is suing for over $1 million, citing negligence.

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.

The lawsuit claims that HEB and TKE are responsible for the incident due to improper maintenance.

A 3-year-old girl lost four fingers in an escalator accident at a Bellaire H-E-B store, prompting her family to sue the escalator manufacturer and the store.

H-E-B is facing a $1 million lawsuit over an incident that occurred at a Bellaire location earlier this year, when a 3-year-old girl lost four fingers in an accident on the store's escalator. The lawsuit against TK Elevator Corporation and H-E-B,