VICKSBURG, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: WAL-MART SUPERCENTER - STORE #708
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WAL-MART SUPERCENTER - STORE #708 in 2150 IOWA BLV, VICKSBURG, MS 39180 (NAICS 452111). OSHA activity number 306659848.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WAL-MART SUPERCENTER - STORE #708
- Site address
- 2150 IOWA BLV
- City
- VICKSBURG
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39180
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 452111
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5311
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 19, 2005
- Abate by
- May 24, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $925 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to: falling overhead door. (a)Grocery Receiving Door (Direct Store Delivery) - Employees receiving food products were exposed to physical injuries caused by the overhead door falling on them. Employees were raising the overhead door, while the door needed repair, with a lift jack and placing a screwdriver or rod into a hole to keep the door raised up.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $925.00
- · Z (S) $1875.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 306659848.
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