Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Target Corp., 1300 River Valley Boulevard, LANCASTER, OHIO 43130
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee missed the last 2 steps while descending from an A-frame ladder. She fell to the concrete floor and suffered a possible brain hemorrhage.
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 climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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