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Wal-Mart: OSHA inspections and violations

Omaha, Nebraska · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452990

3inspections
1citation items
$8,000current penalties
Aug 29, 2016last inspection

Wal-Mart has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Nebraska, the first in 2003.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 29, 2016 after a complaint, in Omaha.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $12,471 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,000, down 36%.

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,130. Wal-Mart averages $8,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Wal-Mart: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341735488 OPENED AUG 29, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Aug 17, 2017

18201 Wright St., Omaha, NE 68130 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$12,471$8,000Jan 9, 2017Final

Inspection 314058710 OPENED JAN 12, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 375 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 2011

12850 L Street, Omaha, NE 68132 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 306018839 OPENED NOV 18, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2003

8700 Andermatt Dr, Lincoln, NE 68526 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Aug 26, 2020, Omaha: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified

An employee was stepping off a ladder cart when she fell from the last step, landing on the tile/concrete floor and suffering a broken leg and possible broken hip.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other general merchandise stores employers in Nebraska

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.