Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. safety record at a glance
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 30, 2009 and Oct 16, 2025. 7 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 27 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $88,075 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $60,920. The largest single penalty, $36,935, came from an inspection opened Oct 16, 2025 in Fresno. That places the employer at #1,068 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing; Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in Fresno, Hanford, Sacramento, Porterville, Roseville, Porter Ranch, Palmdale, Apple Valley.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | Fresno | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $36,935 | $36,935 | open |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Hanford | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Sacramento | Planned | 6 citations | $1,690 | $1,055 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| May 13, 2024 | Porterville | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Roseville | Planned | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Porter Ranch | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Palmdale | Planned | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Fresno | Planned | 4 citations | $7,305 | $1,490 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2023 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Fresno | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Apple Valley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Aug 7, 2019 | Apple Valley | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $15,300 | $15,300 | Sep 23, 2024 |
| May 23, 2012 | Chula Vista | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $7,300 | $4,345 | May 23, 2016 |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Chula Vista | Accident | 2 citations | $18,750 | $1,000 | Jan 13, 2010 |
Also recorded as: Wal-Mart Associates Inc; Wal-Mart Associates Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 1 serious, $3,635
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $935
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $895
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $395
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,375
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 2 citations, $395
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3339: 1 citation, 1 serious, $15,300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno employment lawyer, Sacramento employment lawyer.
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 Associates, Inc.
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.