Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1766713.015 - Walmart Supercenter

Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office

Investigation Summary

At 7:06 a.m. on August 5, 2024, an employee was working as a retail associate at a department store. The employee's immediate supervisor was the store manager. The employee was pushing a cart with merchandise to be stocked down an aisle in the store. The employee was walking in the main aisle between housewares and exercise equipment departments. An individual in the store stabbed the employee multiple times in the chest. Law enforcement determined the violence to be random, unprovoked and committed by a repeat offender. The employer had a workplace violence program in effect at the time of the incident and had adequate security in place. The employee died at the scene.

Keywords: Assault, Chest, Department Store, Grocery Store, Person, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Retail, Retail Clerk, Retail Store, Stabbed, Stocking, Workplace Violence