Target: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 30, 2023 (fatal): Employee dies after collapsing due to unknown medical issue

At 9:30 a.m. on April 30, 2023, an employee working as an office clerk for a department store was walking into work to clock in. The employee became dizzy and fell down. The employee died from an unknown underlying medical condition.

Incident on Oct 25, 2021: Employee suffers neck strain when struck by falling pallet

At 8:00 a.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was called to secure materials of a fallen bulk pallet that was leaning over on another pallet. The employee was picking up packages of toilet paper and manually building a pallet on the ground level when a leaning pallet fell and struck her. The employee suffered a neck strain and back contusion and was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on May 31, 2021: Employee dislocates knee pivoting while loading trailer

At 8:04 a.m. on May 31, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a department store distribution center was loading a case of water inside a trailer. The employee was lifting and stacking the water when she pivoted to set the water in the proper place inside the trailer. She dislocated her left knee in the process. The employee had previously injured the knee which increased her risk of another injury while performing material handling tasks. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Apr 8, 2021 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies

An employee was working at a department store. She was working as a style consultant in the children's clothing department. Among the employee's duties, she loaded clothing among merchandise arriving at the store on semi-trucks onto U-Boat carts and then placed the merchandise at the sales floor. The employee's last day of work was March 29, 2021. She came down with symptoms beginning the same day at an unknown time. On March 31, 2021, she was tested for COVID-19. She received the positive results on April 5, 2021. On April 8, 2021, she was hospitalized. That same day, at 7:52 p.m., she died. At least eleven other employees at the work site tested positive within a two-week period. The employer made a late report to the Cal/OSHA Fremont District office on April 20, 2021. The employer stated that a family member contacted them on April 17, 2021, to inform them of the fatality. After investigating if they had to report the fatality, they did so on April 20, 2021.

Incident on Feb 3, 2021: Employee fractures left lower leg and ankle after falling fr

At 6:00 p.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1 was pulling stock items from shelves using a Cotterman Dual Track 7400 Series ladder and transporting them to the sales floor. While on the ladder, Employee #1 turned left to reach an item but could not grasp it. In an attempt to overreach, Employee #1 lost footing and fell down the ladder, sustaining a compound fracture of the left lower leg and ankle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Apr 13, 2020: Employee fractures leg in fall while descending rolling ladd

At 7:32 a.m. on April 13, 2020, an employee working for a department store was pulling merchandise from a backroom storage area to bring to the floor. The employee was the Sales Floor Team Member/General Merchandise Expert for the store. The employee was using a Cotterman Track Ladder or Rolling Ladder to climb and reach shelves for stocks to be pulled and returned. The employee was finishing her stock pull and had two more batches that she was working on. She was working almost at back wall in the isle after the freezer. She was at the top shelf pulling stock and had an item in her hand which prevented safe use of the ladder. The employee was descending the ladder when she fell to the floor. The employee fractured her lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Incident on May 21, 2020: Employee fractures foot when forklift crashes into pole

At 2:00 p.m. on May 21 2020, Employee #1 was working for a distribution warehouse. Employee #1 was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift's wheels slid because the floor surface was wet. The forklift crashed into a pole causing Employee #1 to fracture his foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Dec 28, 2019: Employee injures head in fall from ladder

At 10:10 a.m. on December 28, 2019, an employee was assigned by her team leader to back stock small and big boxes of cereal products into the shelves of aisle 36. The employee was using a rail-guided ladder called Cotterman ladder. According to her supervisor, who was at aisle 37 at the time of the accident, another employee from the OPU (Order, Pick- Up) entered the aisle without noticing the employee working on the ladder. At this time, it was not sure what happened. The team leader heard there was some kind of conversation; then, later heard boxes falling. One box was near her rib and the other was near her feet. The supervisor immediately went to the site and saw the employee on the floor lying and not moving. Her head was facing towards aisle 35. The employee suffered a head injury with stitches on her face and a wrist injury.

Incident on May 15, 2019: Employee incurs concussion and fractures leg in ladder fall

At 6:30 a.m. on May 15, 2019, an employee was descending a track ladder in a stockroom aisle after looking for a product to restock on a shelf. While descending the ladder she reported maintaining 3-points of contact, but she missed the last step and fell 20 inches to the ground below. The employee suffered a concussion and a right knee tibial plateau fracture and was hospitalized.

Incident on Feb 13, 2019: Employee is struck by falling box and injures head, neck, a

At 10:20 a.m. on February 13, 2019, Employee #1 was in the warehouse area of the retail store where merchandise was being put away by hand by several employees and with a Crown Stacker lift. The accident occurred when an 85 pound box of merchandise fell approximately 15 feet from a merchandise rack and struck the employee as she was working below. The box was pushed off of the rack when another coworker was using a crown stacker lift to put away a pallet of merchandise, which pushed the 85 pound box off of the rack. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for two days due to injuries to her head, neck and spine.

Incident on Jul 13, 2017: Employee faints while unloading trailers of merchandise

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 13, 2017, Employee #1 was working the night shift and unloading trailers of merchandise into the store room of a retail store. Approximately 45 minutes into his shift, he fainted. Employee #1 received first aid treatment and was not hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 18, 2012: Heat exhaustion

There was a report of possible heat exhaustion. (The original form contained no further details.)

Incident on Mar 4, 2011: Worker sustains head fracture when ladder falls

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on March 4, 2011, an employee was working for Target Corp. at the employer's retail store in Cerritos, CA. On the day of the accident , Employee #1 was fishing two coaxial cables through a hole above the ceiling ti les in the store hallway. Employee #1 was standing on a six-foot fiberglass ladd er positioned in the hallway near a time clock. As Employee #1 was preparing to descend the ladder, both he and the ladder fell to the floor. Emergency response personnel transported Employee #1 to La Palma Hospital in La Palma, CA, where E mployee #1 underwent surgery for a left radial head fracture.

Incident on Sep 12, 2010: Employee is injured by tripping over mat at cash register

At 1:45 p.m. on September 12, 2010, Employee #1, a customer service employee for Target Corporation tripped over a mat while crossing through a bagging slot at the register. The facility involved in the accident employs 200 persons and is i nvolved in retail sales. Employee #1 had been working there for 15 minutes prior to the accident occurring, performing the duties of a customer service team mem ber, including scanning items at the cash register. At the time of the accident, she was performing a regular task of scanning an item and crossing back through the bagging slot in the attempt to access the Lane 10 cash register. Employee # 1 tripped over a mat and fell on her left side as she was sidestepping through t he slot. Employee #1 was working in proximity to a coworker, though he did not s ee the accident as it happened. Employee #1 suffered a radial fracture to the le ft elbow and a left hip contusion and was transported for treatment to the Garfi eld Medical Center.

Incident on Jun 21, 2009: Employee is injured when crushed by pallet jack

On June 21, 2009, Employee #1, a warehouse worker at Target Corporation's Woodla nd distribution center, drove a motorized pallet jack into the shipping center w ing. He stopped behind another motorized pallet jack that had come to a stop. Wh ile he dismounted, the other pallet jack began backing. Employee #1 was struck i n the arm, and then his right lower leg became crushed between the frame of his pallet jack and a pallet on the backing unit. After Employee #1 called out, the operator of the other pallet jack moved it forward, freeing Employee #1. He was hospitalized at Woodland Memorial Hospital for a fractured right ankle.

Incident on Oct 6, 2008: Employee is injured in fall from ladder

At approximately 2:19 p.m. on October 6, 2008, an employee fell approximately 10 feet from an "A" frame medal ladder while retrieving merchandise from a stockro om shelf. The employee received a head injury from his fall and was hospitalized in excess of 24 hours.

Incident on Feb 24, 2007: Employee is struck by falling box and sustains fractured rib

At approximately 10:45 p.m. on February 24, 2007, Employee #1 was straightening a box on a shelf that is 72-in. high. As Employee #1 walked away, the box fell o ff the shelf and struck her on the upper right chest area as she tried to catch it. On March 14, 2007, Employee #1 was taken to the emergency room and diagnosed with a cracked rib that had punctured her lung. Surgery was performed and Emplo yee #1 was hospitalized for nine days.

Incident on Aug 5, 2006: Employee is injured in fall from ladder

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on August 5, 2006, Employee #1 was a Receiving/Pull O perator for a discount retail store. She was standing approximately 6 ft high on a 10-ft folding A-frame ladder, pulling a box from a shelf. The box was 4-ft lo ng and contained a small bicycle. The box was not heavy, and she pulled it out w ith one hand while holding onto the ladder with her other hand. She dropped the box to the floor. The ladder folded, and she fell. The ladder fell on top of her . She was hospitalized for a compression fracture to her lower back.

Incident on Jun 18, 2006: Employee's toes are amputated in industrial truck accident

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on June 18, 2006, an employee was working in a large retail distribution warehouse. The employee was driving a Crown RC 3000 Series stand-up forklift, when he stopped his vehicle at workstation Number 341. As the employee exited the vehicle, he accidentally struck the Multi-Function Handle. The vehicle moved, and pinned the employee's left foot between the rear of the f orklift and an angle iron barrier. All the toes on the employee's left foot were crushed, requiring them to be amputated. The injured employee was transported t o Kern Medical where he was hospitalized.

Incident on Mar 27, 2006: Employee's hand is fractured while operating forklift

On March 27, 2006, Employee #1, a warehouse worker at a Target distribution cent er, was backing a stand-up forklift in an aisle between two conveyors. While man euvering away from one of the conveyors, his left hand struck the post of the co nveyor and become momentarily pinned between the forklift and the post. As the f orklift cleared the conveyor, his hand became freed. Employee #1 was transported to UC Davis Medical Center for treatment of a fracture to his left hand. He ret urned to the hospital on March 30, 2006, for outpatient surgery.

Incident on Sep 29, 2005: Employee suffers fracture in fall from ladder

At 5:57 a.m. on September 29, 2005, Employee #1, of Target, was on a ladder (5th step) in the stockroom being handed boxes of goods to set upon storage shelves. According to the manager, while Employee #1 was handed a box, she lost her bala nce and fell. Employee #1 was transported to the University Medical Center in Fr esno, CA and treated for unspecified fractures.

Incident on Nov 11, 2005: Employee fractures pelvis in slip and fall

On November 11, 2005, Employee #1 was walking out of the planogram room, when sh e stepped on several 5-inch by 5-inch advertisement postcards on a signing board that was on the floor. The glossy surface of the board caused her to slip and f all. She fractured her pelvic bone, underwent surgery, and was hospitalized.

Incident on Jul 26, 2005: Employee strikes head on shelf

On July 26, 2005, Employee #1 was retrieving a Crown Lift Truck, Model Number WA V 50-84, and Serial Number 10A11205, from under the shelf of a rack where it had been parked. She struck her head against the underside of the shelf. She was no t hospitalized for the injury.

Incident on Apr 11, 2005: Employee's leg is injured in fall from ladder

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on April 11, 2005, Employee #1, a receiving clerk wit h a retail variety store, was pulling batches of product from racks in the store 's stockroom. While standing on the top of a 6-ft rolling stepladder, he removed a box (measuring about two ft in all three dimensions) containing a plastic sto rage bin item. With one hand on the box, Employee #1 stepped down and backwards. His right foot missed the step/platform below him, and he fell about 8 ft to th e concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Sharp Chula Vista Hospital for treatment of a fractured left femur, including surgery to install pins and plat es.

Incident on Oct 27, 2004: Employee falls from forklift and injures leg

On October 27, 2004, an employee was unloading truck with Crown pallet jack when pallet collapsed and fell, resulting in a fractured left leg. The only equipmen t involved was the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fracture leg.

Incident on Sep 11, 2004: Employee slips on box and fractures leg

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on September 11, 2004, a supervisor was pulling stock for sale in the stock room of a large retail department store. He slipped on a folded box that was on the floor in aisle Number 27. He fractured his leg and re quired surgery. He was hospitalized for two days.

Incident on Aug 8, 2004: Employee injured in trip on hose or slip on wet pavement

On August 8, 2004, Employee #1 was watering plants in the lawn and garden depart ment when her supervisor called and she ran to her supervisor and fell, either s lipping on wet pavement or tripping on a hose. She sustained a fracture to her l eft leg and was hospitalized.

Incident on Jul 17, 2004: Employee is injured in fall from elevation

At approximately 6:31 a.m. on July 17, 2004, Employee #1 was stocking shelves fr om a Crown Work Assist Vehicle (WAV) elevated work platform and fell approximate ly 6-ft, 8-in. to the floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his ribs and back , and cuts to the back of his head and left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Nov 19, 2003: Cashier injured in trip on binder notebook

At approximately 11:35 a.m. on November 19, 2003, Employee #1, a cashier in the electronics department at Target, a general merchandise retailer, was assisting a customer with a transaction from behind the cashier counter, when she stepped back and tripped over a binder notebook that was on the floor. Employee #1's bod y and head fell to the floor. She sustained a bruise to the right shoulder and a contusion to left back side of head. She was transferred to Alhambra Hospital. She was admitted at 1:50 p.m. and discharged the next day at 7:00 p.m. According to the hospital Medical Records Department, Employee #1 received I.V., Cat-Scan , MRI, Laboratory Tests and X-Rays. Employee #1 stated that the binders are alwa ys down at the bottom shelf of cashier station. The causal factor of the acciden t was the employer did not ensure that the floors were free from tripping hazard s.

Incident on Jan 18, 2001: Employee suffers chest injury

On January 18, 2001, Employee #1 was riding as a passenger on a Mitsubishi Model FG-15 forklift while the driver was dumping trash into a garbage container loca ted in the exterior parking lot. The forklift was turning south in the parking l ot at a blind intersection with oncoming traffic headed directly towards the pat h of the forklift. The forklift driver swerved and stepped on the brakes to avoi d crashing into the oncoming vehicle. Employee #1 was ejected from the forklift and hit his chest on the back corner of a parked delivery truck. The forklift dr iver and Employee #1 were not trained in forklift operation. Employee #1 suffere d trauma to his chest, abdomen, and left renal artery. Employee #1 was hospitali zed.

Incident on Aug 28, 1999: Employee breaks back while operating pallet rider

On August 28, 1999, and employee sustained a fracture to her back (L1, L2 and L3 vertebrae) while operating a pallet rider truck. The employee was in the practi ce phase of a structured industrial truck training program when the accident occ urred. She apparently lost control as she maneuvered the pallet rider around a c orner and down an aisle way in the distribution center. She became wedged betwee n the bottom shelf of a storage rack and the pallet rider she was operating.

Incident on Jul 17, 1999: Employees foot his caught between two fork lift trucks

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a forklif t and as he attempted to stop, he placed his left foot outside the forklift wher e it was caught between his forklift and an approaching forklift. Employee #1 wa s hospitalized with a fractured foot.

Incident on Aug 2, 1995 (fatal): Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

An apprentice electrician was replacing ballasts and florescent lighting tubes. He was instructed by his foreman to turn off half of the lights in the room, so that the employee could work the circuit deenergized but still have ample light to see. The foreman also instructed the apprentice to use a fiberglass ladder, w hich was provided by the employer. The employee's body was later found lying nex t to an aluminum ladder. The medical examiner's report indicated that the cause of death was cardio-respiratory arrest due to electrocution. Apparently, the app rentice had used the aluminum ladder and had been working on an energized circui t. He also had bruises and cuts, suggesting that he fell off the ladder.

Incident on Nov 20, 1993: Employee breaks leg in fall from mobile stepladder

At about 9:00 a.m. on November 20, 1993, Employee #1, of Target, was descending a mobile stepladder platform. When he reached the bottom, he missed the last ste p with his left foot, causing him to lose his balance. The added pressure and tw isting of the leg caused it to break just above the ankle; both bones were broke n. The local fire department paramedics were called, first aid was applied, and Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Roseville General Hospital in Rosevi lle, CA, where surgery was performed to insert a pin in the broken leg.