Since 1991, OSHA inspectors have visited Target in Texas 18 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 8, 2026 after a complaint, in Houston.
In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 13 serious, 1 repeat and 10 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $271,368; today they stand at $78,248, 71% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 6 times.
Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,130 penalty. Target averages $11,154 across 6 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Target also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 9 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company6801 Farm To Market 1960 Road West, Houston, TX 77066 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5757 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX 77505 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
16300 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77479 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $9,458 | $5,675 | Nov 25, 2025 | Final |
8601 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78758 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1100 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $16,550 | $7,802 | Apr 24, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $78,029 | $7,802 | Apr 24, 2025 | Final |
4333 Power Way, Midlothian, TX 76065 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
725 Hebron Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75057 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Repeat | $22,792 | $18,234 | Dec 16, 2022 | Final |
2580 Shearn Street, Houston, TX 77007 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(3) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $113,960 | $14,000 | Nov 18, 2022 | Final |
3255 Airport Road, Denton, TX 76207 · Other Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
8550 Tom Landry Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76120 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(b) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $5,314 | $5,314 | Jan 27, 2020 | Final |
5621 N Ih-35, Austin, TX 78723 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3255 Airport Road, Denton, TX 76207 · Other Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2019 (fatal): Employee catches clothes in conveyor and is suffocated
At 3:50 p.m. on August 4, 2019, an employee was cleaning around a machine when his clothes became entangled with the conveyor and the employee suffocated.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,494 | $8,096 | Jan 22, 2020 | Final |
5300 Walzem Rd, San Antonio, TX 78218 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i) · Sanitation |
Other-than-serious | $446 | $0 | Mar 1, 2005 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 2005 | Closed |
1600 West Arbrook, Arlington, TX 76015 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2005 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2005 | Final |
7302 University Ave, Lubbock, TX 79423 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $2,125 | $2,125 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.178(g)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $1,700 | $1,700 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3d 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $1,700 | $1,700 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2004 | Final |
708 E. Expressway 83, Mcallen, TX 78503 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.41(b)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $800 | $800 | Jan 29, 2003 | Closed |
1002 Dixieland Rd., Harlingen, TX 78550 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 27, 1993 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(11) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 27, 1993 | Closed |
4817 West Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75075 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Midlothian site logged 49 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,020 workers: 6.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 1,364 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3801 - Midlothian TX DC Midlothian · 2025 | 1,020 | 49 | 23 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| 1770 - Cityview Fort Worth · 2025 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 2042 - Fort Worth Central Fort Worth · 2025 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 9435 - Midlothian Fulfillment Center Midlothian · 2025 | 243 | 9 | 5 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| 2093 - Houston Central Houston · 2025 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 3897 - Denton TX FDC Denton · 2025 | 204 | 14 | 3 | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| 2145 - Denton Denton · 2025 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 1336 - Houston South Main Houston · 2025 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 9 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Jul 22, 2025, Sugar Land: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
At approximately 21:00 CDT, on July 22, 2025, an employee was doing priority pulls in the backroom (storeroom). She ascended a track ladder attached to an aisle to retrieve an item of clothing. On her way down, she missed a step or two and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
Mar 29, 2024, Austin: Hospitalization · fractures · shoulder(s) and wrist(s)
An employee was working from a track ladder attached to shelves. As she was reaching to scan the barcode on a box, she fell to the ground about 5 feet below, landing on her left side and suffering a broken left shoulder and wrist.
Oct 25, 2023, Houston: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
An employee was walking out of the entrance to the food prep area when she tripped over a rug and fell, resulting in a broken right leg.
Jun 6, 2023, Houston: Hospitalization · strains · lumbar region
An employee was moving boxes and sustained a lumbar strain.
Dec 20, 2022, Midlothian: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · foot (feet), unspecified
An employee was operating a standup forklift to load pallets onto manual lines when their foot was pinned between a pole and the forklift, resulting in a crush injury.
Nov 1, 2020, Houston: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee fell and fractured their hip while running away during an active shooter situation in the parking lot of the store.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1904.41(b)(2)
(2) Do part-time, seasonal, or temporary workers count as employees in the criteria for number of employees in paragraph (a) of this section? Yes, each individual employed in the establishment at any time during the calendar year counts as one employee, including full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers.
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.