DEPEW, NEW YORK—
Dollar Tree Stores Inc
Shooting by other person · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dollar Tree Stores Inc, 5165 Broadway, DEPEW, NEW YORK 14043 on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Chest unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on break in her car in the parking lot when an individual came out of a nearby store and began yelling at her. The employee was shot by this person three times in her torso/chest. The employee was hospitalized.
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On April 15, 2025, an employee was physically assaulted by an aggressive customer. The employee sustained broken and missing teeth as well as facial lacerations and was hospitalized.
ODESSA, TEXAS—
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An employee was crossing a conveyor belt when her left foot became caught on the conveyor belt. As the employee stepped down with her right foot, she was unable to move her left foot, resulting in a fractured left foot.
AURORA, COLORADO—
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
An employee had pursued a shoplifter out of a store into a parking area. The shoplifter's accomplice assaulted the employee, causing face and head injuries.
HOWARD, WISCONSIN—
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
On October 8, 2024, an employee was lifting a box of merchandise when she sustained a back injury, resulting in hospitalization.
CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA—
Dollar Tree Stores Inc
An employee was stocking the freezers at the rear of the store. They were moving items from one cart to another to consolidate items when one of the boxes wobbled. The employee moved to steady the box and fell backward striking her left hip against the lower part of the freezer. The employee sustained a broken hip.
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