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Walmart Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gardendale, Alabama · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · NAICS 445110

18inspections
13citation items
$53,877current penalties
Nov 4, 2024last inspection

Walmart Inc. has 18 OSHA inspections on record in Alabama, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 4, 2024 on a referral, in Brundidge.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 13 citation items: 3 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $78,742 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $53,877, down 32%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.22, walking-working surfaces (4 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Walmart Inc. averages $7,697 over 7 cited inspections in that time.

Walmart Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 9 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Walmart Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347860421 OPENED NOV 4, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 983 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2025

1005 Sarah G Lott Boulevard, Brundidge, AL 36010 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347505067 OPENED MAY 23, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 320 employees at the site · Closed Jun 21, 2024

1717 S College Street, Auburn, AL 36832 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346595028 OPENED MAR 29, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 334 employees at the site · Closed Sep 19, 2023

890 Odum Road, Gardendale, AL 35071 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
Other-than-serious$12,276$2,500Aug 14, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$4,910$4,910Aug 14, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2023Final

Inspection 346350200 OPENED NOV 17, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 238 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2023

2500 Dawes Road, Mobile, AL 36695 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345793368 OPENED FEB 16, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2022

209 Lakeshore Parkway, Homewood, AL 35209 · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 8, 2022: Employee suffers cervical fracture when struck by customer's

At 8:12 a.m. on February 8, 2022, an employee was fixing a pothole. The employee was struck by a vehicle being driven by a customer. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a cervical fracture.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$14,502$12,431Jun 3, 2022Final

Inspection 345799043 OPENED FEB 15, 2022Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 2022

2900 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345668206 OPENED DEC 3, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 202 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2022

1201 Highway 31 Nw, Hartselle, AL 35640 · All Other General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345317804 OPENED MAY 13, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2022

165 Vaughan Lane, Pell City, AL 35125 · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$13,653$7,500Nov 4, 2021Final
10 older inspections

Inspection 344894522 OPENED AUG 24, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 333 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2021

2001 Glenn Boulevard Sw, Fort Payne, AL 35968 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344866892 OPENED JUL 21, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 359 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2020

1011 Us Highway 72 E, Athens, AL 35611 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344418777 OPENED OCT 31, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 360 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 2019

1011 Us Highway 72 East, Athens, AL 35611 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343962627 OPENED APR 17, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 985 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2019

2200 7th Ave Sw, Cullman, AL 35055 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343723482 OPENED JAN 17, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 230 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2019

1007 Red Farmer Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
Other-than-serious$994$596Mar 19, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(9) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 19, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 19, 2019Final

Inspection 343609616 OPENED NOV 19, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 400 employees at the site · Closed Dec 12, 2018

890 Odum Road, Gardendale, AL 35071 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343399044 OPENED AUG 13, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 850 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2020

2701 Andrews Road, Opelika, AL 36801 · Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$12,934$9,700Nov 28, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(10) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$11,086$8,314Nov 28, 2018Final

Inspection 343225413 OPENED JUN 13, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2018

1011 Us Highway 72 East, Athens, AL 35611 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$1,845$1,384Jul 2, 2018Final

Inspection 342516416 OPENED AUG 2, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 274 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2022

2200 Sparkman Drive Nw, Huntsville, AL 35810 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$6,542$6,542Aug 15, 2017Final

Inspection 339969990 OPENED SEP 25, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 400 employees at the site · Closed Jan 29, 2015

890 Odum Drive, Gardendale, AL 35071 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 31, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Cullman site logged 27 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 954 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 278 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
WM 6006
Cullman · 2025
954 2743.32.6
WM 6095
Opelika · 2025
875 2433.52.6
WM 7019
Brundidge · 2025
863 30154.82.6
WM 7819
Brundidge · 2025
209 13115.43.6
WM 6806
Cullman · 2025
207 743.03.6
WM 6895
Opelika · 2025
83 444.23.6
WM 6706
Cullman · 2025
29 000.03.1
6006
Cullman · 2022
1,232 2142.22.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 9 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.

Nov 1, 2025, Huntsville: Hospitalization · soft tissue injuries unspecified · exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified

An employee was pulling a loaded pallet out of a refrigerator and suffered a back injury requiring hospitalization.

Mar 24, 2025, Brundidge: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s) unspecified

On March 24, 2025, an employee driving a powered industrial truck (class VI: tugger) when they fell to the concrete floor, resulting in hospitalization for a broken right leg.

Oct 2, 2024, Brundidge: Hospitalization · fractures and surface, flesh wounds · multiple body parts unspecified

An employee was walking to the building to initiate his shift when he was struck by a distribution truck in the yard area. The employee sustained fractures and lacerations to multiple body parts.

Feb 12, 2024, Mobile: Hospitalization · fractures · eye(s)

On February 12, 2024, an employee was checking receipts as customers left the store. The employee was struck by a customer suspected of shoplifting, resulting in facial injuries including an orbital fracture that required hospitalization.

Apr 24, 2023, Opelika: Hospitalization · fractures · skull

An employee was unloading freight from a trailer when the freight struck the roll up door. The door came down onto an employee causing them to fall to the ground and sustain a skull fracture and laceration.

Mar 11, 2021, Huntsville: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was removing stock off pallets in the stockroom and putting it on carts. After completing the process, the employee was standing upright when he collapsed backward, striking his head on the floor. The employee suffered a ruptured aorta.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(10)

(10) A load backrest extension shall be used whenever necessary to minimize the possibility of the load or part of it from falling rearward.

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2)

(2) The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. When wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

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