Walmart Distribution Center: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 13, 2020: Employee fractures ankle when running order picker into rack

At 1:30 a.m. on September 13, 2020, an employee working as a stock handler for a department store distribution center was operating a stand-up order picker. The employee was not watching where he was going when he dropped something. He looked down and hit the racking catching his foot between the picker and the racking. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left ankle.

Incident on Oct 4, 2020: Employee fractures pelvis when pinned by forklift

At 6:45 p.m. on October 4, 2020, an employee was moving materials with a stand-up forklift. The employee stepped off the forklift to look at something. A coworker, also on a stand-up forklift, came up from behind and struck the employee, pinning the employee against the other forklift. The coworker misjudged the stopping capability of the stand-up forklift. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 24, 2019: Employee partially amputates fingers when pulled into convey

At 5:45 p.m. on April 24, 2019, an employee had just made repairs to a Seimens Dematic Meter Belt and had reenergized the equipment to make sure that the repairs were successful. As the employee turned on the machinery, a rag he was using to wipe away grease from the cog belt and pulleys got caught and pulled his right hand into the apparatus. The employee partially amputated his thumb, index and middle fingers, requiring medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.