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Walmart Store 501: OSHA inspections and violations

Laurel, Mississippi · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452910

1inspections
1citation items
$542current penalties
Sep 26, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Walmart Store 501 once in Mississippi.

The inspection began on Sep 26, 2019 after a complaint, in Laurel.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $904 and now stand at $542, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,128, and Walmart Store 501 averages $542 (1 cited inspection).

Walmart Store 501: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344346929 OPENED SEP 26, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 340 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2019

1621 Highway 15 N, Laurel, MS 39440 · General Merchandise Stores · 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$904$542Oct 30, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

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