Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Target Corp., 16959 Evans Plaza, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68116
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was doing general cleaning when he slipped on a piece of meat and lost his balance. As he attempted to catch his fall, his left middle fingertip was caught on the blade of a nearby deli slicer, resulting in a fingertip amputation (no bone loss),
An employee was on a ladder, gathering materials from a shelf. She slipped and fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, suffering a broken heel and foot.
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.
An employee was carrying paper products in an aisleway, tripped over one of the packets they were carrying, and fell to the floor resulting in a lower left leg fracture.
While pulling items from a shelf, an employee slipped and fell from a track ladder onto the concrete floor on her left leg. The employee was hospitalized for a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was picking an item in the picking area when a can of sweet peas fell onto his left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation through the phalanx.
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