OSHA Inspection: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, STORE #4800

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $16,500 · Current $9,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    a) Rear emergency exit door, Dollar General Store #4800 located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowdon, GA 30108: Emergency exit door with panic bar located at the rear of the store was locked and the panic bar was not operational during working hours.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314337262, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/27/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 315 West Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14213.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $19,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) Rear Emergency exit door, Dollar General, Store #4800 located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowdon, GA 30108: Emergency exit door located in the rear of the store was obstructed by products, merchandise and supplies.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 989056, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/25/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 2200 Highway 49, Brooklyn, MS 39425.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314337262, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/27/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 315 West Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14213.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311809008, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/10/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 33266 Coastal Highway, Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $550 · Current $330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    (a) Store wide, Dollar General (Store #4800) located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowden, GA 30108. An inspection of all the fire extinguishers in the store was conducted on 12/08/2014 and the fire extinguishers had not been inspected since 02/20/2012.     Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1012465, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/25/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 2200 Highway 49, Brooklyn, MS 39425.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314337262, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/25/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 315 West Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14213.

Issued

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $19,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    (a) Electrical circuit breaker panel in storage room, Dollar General (Store #4800) located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowdon, GA 30108: Rolltainers and U-boat mobile carts containing overflow merchandise and products were stored in front of the electrical circuit breaker panel in the storage/break room.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 989056, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/25/2014 , with respect to a workplace located at 2200 Highway 49, Brooklyn, MS 39425.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314300492, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/07/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 405 East Braker Lane, Austin, TX 78753.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311879084, citation number 1, item number 1(b) and was affirmed as a final order on 12/07/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 2315 W 12th St., Erie, PA 16505.