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Walmart, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Harrisonburg, Virginia · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452910

16inspections
10citation items
$16,318current penalties
Nov 21, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Walmart, Inc. 16 times in Virginia since 1996.

The latest one began on Nov 21, 2022 after a complaint, in Harrisonburg.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 5 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $25,415 and now stand at $16,318, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

Portable fire extinguishers comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.157.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and Walmart, Inc. averages $4,800 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Walmart, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346352164 OPENED NOV 21, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 400 employees at the site · Closed Nov 23, 2022

171 Burgess Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345081236 OPENED DEC 29, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4,000,000 employees at the site · Closed Apr 16, 2021

1181 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030 · 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 1910.178(m)(14) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$7,270$4,500Feb 16, 2021Final

Inspection 344638945 OPENED FEB 19, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 260 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2020

9401 Liberia Ave., Manassas, VA 20110 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$11,740$7,500Jun 1, 2020Final

Inspection 343680500 OPENED DEC 21, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2018

171 Burgess Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343356002 OPENED JUL 31, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 349 employees at the site · Closed Aug 22, 2018

2448 Chesapeake Square Ring Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 28, 2018 (fatal): Employee dies from heart attack

At 6:36 p.m. on July 28, 2018, Employee #1 was standing outside, on a break, when he collapsed. The employee died from a probable heart attack.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343298204 OPENED JUL 12, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 265 employees at the site · Closed Nov 20, 2018

2160 John Wayland Hwy, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120
Serious$3,430$2,401Oct 17, 2018Final

Inspection 342375151 OPENED JUN 6, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 327 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 2017

515 Mount Cross Road, Danville, VA 24540 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341028801 OPENED NOV 2, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 268 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2016

11 Village Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

8 older inspections

Inspection 340822477 OPENED AUG 4, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 510 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2015

Store #1525, 7430 Bells Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316065879 OPENED OCT 4, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 117 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 2012

2601 George Washington Mem Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR VAC0120
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2011Closed

Inspection 313897514 OPENED SEP 23, 2009Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2009

550 Old Franklin Trunpike, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311564488 OPENED DEC 5, 2007Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Dec 5, 2007

2300 S. Pleasant Valley Rd., Winchester, VA 22601 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 307362947 OPENED JUL 7, 2004Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Dec 28, 2004

801 James Madison Hwy, Culpeper, VA 22701 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(viii) · Other portable tools and equipment
Serious$1,300$780Oct 29, 2004Closed

Inspection 126598929 OPENED APR 29, 1999Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 369 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 1999

1800 Peery Road, Farmville, VA 23901 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$975$438Jun 23, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0Jun 23, 1999Closed

Inspection 125447979 OPENED MAY 29, 1997Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 400 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 1997

801 James Madison Hwy, Culpeper, VA 22701 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125443689 OPENED DEC 31, 1996Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 1997

13059 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22033 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$700$700Jan 15, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 15, 1997Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)

(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.244 · Other portable tools and equipment

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other general merchandise stores employers in Virginia

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