Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119594299 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119594299

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 12/06/1993

Site Address:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
7992 South Crain Hwy, Store #1875
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Mailing Address:
702 S. W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/16/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/07/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360755599

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,525
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	50104 A	01/20/1994	01/25/1994	$2,700	$3,900	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100176 B	01/19/1994	01/24/1994	$1,800	$2,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170751846

Event: 12/06/1993

Employee struck by falling merchandise

Employee #1, a stockman for a retail merchandise store, was retrieving merchandise stored in a movable set of Spacemaster system model EM2000 storage racks. He was at the operating station, which is mounted at the end of a movable section of rack. While he was operating the controls to move this section to the side, an approximately 30 lb cardboard box, measuring 20 in. by 34 in. by 15 in. and containing a small microwave, shifted on the top shelf, approximately 10 ft 6 in. high, and fell, striking Employee #1, who was directly below. He sustained neck, right shoulder, and right leg contusions, and lost consciousness, but did not require hospitalization. The racks, being used for seasonal lay-away storage, were overstocked and overstacked. The merchandise was stacked up to and over the racks' end braces. There was no effective shifting/falling protection. Limited on-the-job training in rack use had been given, and no ppe was in use.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHOULDER, PPE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119594299			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stock handlers and baggers

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