OSHA Opens Active Accident Inspection at Target's Upper Marlboro Food Distribution Center

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration logged an enforcement inspection for Target Corporation at Target’s Upper Marlboro, Maryland Food Distribution Center, and the record shows the action was classified as an accident inspection. The agency’s public enforcement record lists the inspection as active, signaling an ongoing federal inquiry at the Upper Marlboro facility.

OSHA’s enforcement record indicates the inspection was opened March 5, 2026. That entry identifies the inspection type as an accident inspection, the enforcement designation used when OSHA responds to a reported workplace incident. The record for the Upper Marlboro Food Distribution Center remained active as of the posted entry, meaning the file had not been closed at the time of posting.

An accident inspection designation ties the enforcement action directly to an incident at the Upper Marlboro facility. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened the enforcement inspection specifically for Target Corporation at the distribution center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, reflecting federal oversight of the event that prompted the investigation. The active status in the posted record indicates OSHA had not completed its on-site or administrative steps necessary to close the case.

The inspection listing for Target’s Upper Marlboro, Maryland Food Distribution Center does not, in the posted enforcement entry, provide additional narrative beyond the inspection type and active status. What is known from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration record is limited to the enforcement action being active and associated with an accident inspection opened March 5, 2026 at Target Corporation’s Upper Marlboro distribution site.

Expect further updates to the OSHA enforcement record for Target Corporation’s Upper Marlboro, Maryland Food Distribution Center as the agency completes its work. The active accident inspection will either be closed after OSHA completes its investigation or be followed by formal enforcement steps recorded in the agency’s enforcement files for the Upper Marlboro facility.