TOPEKA, KANSAS—
Target Distribution Center
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Target Distribution Center, 5400 Southwest Wenger Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66609 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was exiting the cab of a yard truck. They stepped on the catwalk to release the air lines but then missed the first step from the catwalk to the catwalk extension and fell approximately 41 inches to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia and fibula.
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MIDWAY, GEORGIA—
Target Distribution Center
On February 15, 2025, at approximately 12:18 AM, an employee was driving a forklift when the forklift struck a concrete bollard next to the firewall. The employee's left foot was caught between the forklift and the concrete bollard. The employee was hospitalized with skin injuries and fractures to their left foot/ankle.
BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY—
Target Distribution Center
On November 15, 2022, at approximately 1:00 PM, an employee was walking to the breakroom to take his lunch break when he stopped to talk to a co-worker. The employee was then struck by a forklift and sustained a right foot injury that required surgery.
TYLER, TEXAS—
Target Distribution Center
An employee was backing out of a trailer while operating a stand-up forklift. She contacted a dock plate and suffered broken bones in her left foot.
TYLER, TEXAS—
TARGET DISTRIBUTION CENTER
An employee was cleaning up after replacing a motor on a conveyor. While trying to pick up the old motor it slipped and fell. The employee tried to catch it and the motor fell on his right hand causing broken bones.
TIFTON, GEORGIA—
Target Distribution Center
An employee was training on how to operate a forklift. The employee's finger was caught and crushed against a fixed metal rack. It was later surgically amputated.
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