OSHA announced May 26 that it had cited Walmart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management following the November 2008 death of an employee at its Valley Stream, New York, store. The employee died of asphyxiation after he was knocked tornthe ground and trampled by a crowd of about 2,000 shoppers who surged into the store for its annual post-Thanksgiving sale.rnOSHA issued one serious citation under its general duty clause. It carries a penalty of $7,000, the maximum for a serious violation allowed under the law.rnOSHA's inspection found that employees were exposed to being crushed by the crowd due to the store's failure to implement reasonable and effective crowd-management principles. The failure includes not providing employees with the necessary training and tools to safely manage a large press of shoppers.
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