Walmart Stores Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 3, 2021: Employee sustains heat illness when collecting carts from ou

At 1:30 p.m. on July 3, 2021, an employee working as a retail clerk for a supermarket department store was collecting shopping carts from the parking lot. The employee began to feel ill and was hospitalized to treat a heat-related illness.

Incident on Aug 9, 2019: Employee fractures foot when caught between forklifts

At 11:00 a.m. on August 9, 2019, Employee #1 was driving a stand-up forklift to move pallets of merchandise at a distribution center. After dropping off a load, Employee #1 began to reverse his forklift into the traffic path. He did not see another forklift coming and collided into the broadside of the other forklift. Employee #1 slowed the collision by extending his left foot outside of the stand-up forklift. Employee #1 sustained an open fracture of his left foot when his foot became caught between the two forklifts. He was hospitalized.

Incident on Jun 10, 2019: Employee becomes ill with high blood pressure

At 11:00 p.m. on June 10, 2019, an employee was checking customer receipts after they made their purchases before they left the store when she started to feel ill. The employee was transported to the hospital where she was admitted and treated for blood pressure that was out of balance.

Incident on Apr 8, 2018: Employee suffers finger laceration and fracture when struck

At 2:00 p.m. on April 8, 2018, Employee #1 was assisting a customer who was loading an assembled BBQ grill into his vehicle. As they loaded the grill, the hood moved and struck the employee's finger. The hood lacerated and fractured the employee's distal phalanx of his right ring finger.