Wal-Mart safety record at a glance
Wal-Mart has been the subject of 29 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 5, 2000 and Dec 13, 2024. 20 of them were complaint inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 63 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $78,650 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $20,280. The largest single penalty, $7,895, came from an inspection opened Oct 21, 2004 in El Cajon. That places the employer at #6,542 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 6 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in American Canyon, Lompoc, Apple Valley, San Clemente, Dinuba, Antioch, Fresno, Visalia.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | American Canyon | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Lompoc | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Apple Valley | Accident | 2 citations | $700 | $150 | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Jun 10, 2014 | San Clemente | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Dinuba | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 15, 2013 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Apple Valley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Oct 12, 2010 | Antioch | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 1, 2010 |
| Dec 8, 2009 | Fresno | Complaint | 3 citations | $745 | $745 | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Jul 2, 2009 | Visalia | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Apr 7, 2008 | Cerritos | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Dec 13, 2007 | Laguna Niguel | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Aug 7, 2007 | Sanger | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Oceanside | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $1,215 | $1,215 | Feb 4, 2010 |
| Jun 20, 2007 | Mountain View | Accident | 2 citations | $10,800 | $600 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Jun 20, 2007 | Sanger | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Feb 26, 2007 | Palmdale | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Oct 31, 2006 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Jul 18, 2006 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2006 |
| Aug 17, 2005 | Lakewood | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Dec 22, 2004 | Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jan 22, 2007 |
| Oct 21, 2004 | El Cajon | Accident | 8 citations | $25,475 | $7,895 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Sep 8, 2004 | Calexico | Complaint | 12 citations | $2,790 | $2,790 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Dec 31, 2003 | Steveson Ranch | Complaint | 8 citations | $1,765 | $1,205 | Dec 8, 2006 |
| Dec 4, 2002 | Yucca Valley | Complaint | 3 citations | $745 | $745 | Jul 7, 2003 |
| Nov 25, 2002 | Vista | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2003 |
| May 6, 2002 | Crescent City | Complaint | 2 citations | $375 | $375 | Jun 30, 2002 |
| Feb 1, 2002 | Simi Valley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2002 |
| Feb 8, 2001 | Pomona | Complaint | 6 citations | $28,940 | $1,200 | Jan 4, 2002 |
| May 5, 2000 | Sacramento | Complaint | 6 citations | $3,315 | $1,575 | Feb 6, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Wal-Mart dba Sam's Club Store 6622 Tire Center; Wal Mart; Wal-Mart Inc; Wal Mart; Wal-Mart Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 9 citations, $2,085
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, $1,915
- 8 CCR 3279: 3 citations, $1,160
- 8 CCR 3272: 3 citations, $790
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 3 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $555
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 3 citations, $520
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $520
Accidents investigated
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Wal-Mart
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.