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WAL-MART INC

1283 BROAD STREET, SUMTER, SC, 29150
Operated by Walmart Inc · 1 of 4,489 establishments
452311Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

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OSHA inspections
4
over 33 years
Violations
1
$4,500 in penalties
Penalties
$4,500
$4,500 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

WAL-MART INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 4 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $4,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 14 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WAL-MART INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, and NHTSA vehicle recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, or CMS nursing home enforcement.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$4,500
$4,500 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

25% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4523 within SC. Peer group: 14 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
50.0
vs industry
+47.1
TRIR
50.0
vs industry
+45.0

Reported for 13 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
50.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
3
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WAL-MART INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeAug 200711

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2005 – Aug 2007Discount Department StoresFLSA10

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WAL-MART INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in SC — for Walmart Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
18

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Walmart Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 18 cases · 18 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-386660Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386412Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386411Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386406Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386358Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386226Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-386215Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-385627Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-385608Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-385098Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-383959Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-382667Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-333009Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-299976Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Mar 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-298652Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Oct 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-289060Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Oct 2024ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-164986Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Jan 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-164743Unfair labor practiceNov 2015Jan 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for WAL-MART INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WAL-MART INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$282.6M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FCPA

Independent monitor required. First case: 2019-06-20. Most recent: 2019-06-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The plastic collar that connects the three legs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2016-09-29. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Walmart Recalls Tripod Stools Due to Fall Hazard
#16271
Sep 2016The plastic collar that connects the three legs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
13,956

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER. Most recent campaign: 2020-07-31. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 1 campaign shown · 13,956 units potentially affected · 1 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
20E053000Jul 2020EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZERHYPER TOUGH13,956

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — WAL-MART STORES, INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$432K
Awards (all-time)
472

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WAL-MART INC is one of 4,489 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Walmart Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Walmart Inc across all 4,489 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAL-MART INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Walmart Inc, which operates 4,489 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is WAL-MART INC's OSHA violation history?
WAL-MART INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $4,500 in total penalties.
How does WAL-MART INC's safety record compare to its industry?
WAL-MART INC operates in the warehouse clubs and supercenters industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. WAL-MART INC's self-reported DART rate is 50 compared to an industry average of 2.9.