Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. safety record at a glance
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has been the subject of 50 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 13, 2003 and Jan 22, 2026. 25 of them were complaint inspections. 21 of them produced citations, 34 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $84,390 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $50,215. The largest single penalty, $18,375, came from an inspection opened Jan 6, 2015 in Temecula. That places the employer at #1,475 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Santa Ana, San Jose, Antelope, Visalia, Anderson, Stockton, Anaheim, Rohnert Park.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Santa Ana | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| May 15, 2024 | San Jose | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 19, 2024 |
| May 16, 2023 | Antelope | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Visalia | Referral | no citations | $0 | May 25, 2023 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | Anderson | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Anderson | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Stockton | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Anaheim | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $6,935 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Rohnert Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Jun 7, 2016 | Riverside | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $9,560 $18,560 proposed | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Ceres | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Palmdale | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 12, 2016 |
| Apr 28, 2015 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 1 citation | $210 | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Temecula | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,375 | Aug 1, 2016 |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Loma Linda | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 12, 2015 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Mountain View | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Apr 3, 2014 | San Leandro | Accident | 1 citation | $0 | May 12, 2014 |
| Jan 28, 2014 | Kerman | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 21, 2014 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Clovis | Accident | 1 citation | $3,750 $5,000 proposed | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Clovis | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | May 20, 2013 |
| Jan 25, 2013 | San Leandro | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Rosemead | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Nov 6, 2012 | Marysville | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 13, 2012 |
| Oct 5, 2012 | Woodland | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | May 14, 2013 |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Mira Loma | Unprogrammed related | no inspection made | $0 | Aug 29, 2012 |
| May 10, 2012 | Woodland | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 10, 2012 |
| May 9, 2012 | Yreka | Complaint | 1 citation | $700 | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Jan 19, 2012 | San Marcos | Follow-up | 1 citation | $210 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Jan 11, 2012 | Porterville | Accident | 1 citation | $850 | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Woodland | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 18, 2012 |
| Aug 2, 2011 | Salinas | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 24, 2011 |
| Apr 21, 2011 | Clovis | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 25, 2011 |
| Aug 16, 2010 | Woodland | Complaint | 1 citation | $420 | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | Porterville | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Jun 5, 2009 | Porterville | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Jan 26, 2009 | Paso Robles | Accident | 1 citation | $750 $5,060 proposed | Jul 9, 2010 |
| Jan 16, 2009 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Jul 17, 2007 | San Marcos | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,500 $4,115 proposed | Apr 25, 2017 |
| May 21, 2007 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 22, 2007 |
| Jan 12, 2007 | Clovis | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Jun 30, 2006 | Roseville | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Feb 9, 2006 | Roseville | Accident | 4 citations | $1,560 | Jun 27, 2008 |
| Jan 3, 2006 | Poway | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 17, 2007 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 27, 2005 |
| Jul 9, 2004 | Woodland | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | Feb 5, 2007 |
| Oct 3, 2003 | Pleasanton | Accident | 2 citations | $750 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| May 13, 2003 | Porterville | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 $18,000 proposed | Mar 30, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wal-Mart Stores Inc dba Wal-Mart Store; Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wal Mart Stores, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc; Wal-Mart Stores Inc dba Wal-Mart Supercenter; Wal Mart Stores, Inc; Wal-Mart Stores Inc - DC; Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $1,895
- 8 CCR 3272, Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways: 4 citations, $1,555
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $1,130
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 3577, Protection Devices: 2 citations, $570
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Ana employment lawyer, San Jose 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Stores, 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 4, 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.