AUSTIN, TEXAS—
Target
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Target, 10900 Lakeline Mall Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78717 on — Fractures , affecting the Shoulder(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
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.
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