Walmart Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 13, 2022 (fatal): Employee suffers heart attack while stocking shelves

At 9:15 p.m. on December 13, 2022, an employee was stocking shelves in a department store with wet/dry vacuums each weighing approximately 12 pounds when he suffered a heart attack and died.

Incident on Jan 27, 2022: Employee falls from ladder cart and fractures leg

At 3:30 a.m. on January 27, 2022, an employee was using a ladder and stair cart to stock shelves with product when she lost her balance and fell from the top step of the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fracture to her left leg.

Incident on Aug 27, 2019: Employee lacerates finger while using meat bandsaw

At 12:45 p.m. on August 27, 2019, an employee was cleaning up the meat department area, towards the end of his shift. The employee was notified by a coworker that a customer wanted a rack of ribs cut down to size. Then, the employee was cutting a rack of ribs down to size for a customer. The employee was using a Hobart model 6801 Meat Bandsaw serial-311510179, operating at 3450 RPM, in order to cut the meat. The employee was not using a pusher plate in order to hold the meat while performing cuts; instead holding the meat with both hands. Just before making the next cut, the meat slid or rotated in the employee's hands causing the employee to make accidental contact with the blade. The employee received a laceration to the left ring finger at the second knuckle from the tip and was hospitalized for surgery.