OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221715493

TARGET CORPORATION

MUNCY, PA— 2024-11-02T00:00:00

Event: Adjust, Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Chest, Department Store, Door, Frame, Lost consciousness, Machine operator, Pinned, Trapped, Unconsciousness
NAICS: 452319
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347860520
Employer profile: TARGET CORPORATION
Summary number: 221715493
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxiation when pinned by door and machin

Investigation abstract

On November 2, 2024, an employee working for a department store was completing camera adjustments within the facility on a wave machine. The employee was found unconscious pinned between a door frame and the machine. The employee died from possible asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 F

Event type
2

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