OSHA Inspection: DOLGENCORP, LLC

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    a) Rear of Facility/Storeroom: The double set of wooden exit doors were not marked with a sign reading "Exit", as observed on or about December 22, 2015.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $55,000 · Current $45,000 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) Room (south of Storeroom), 30 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA - The wooden double exit doors on the west wall of the Room were kept closed by various devices that required special knowledge, such as a metal padlock clasp, a wooden board, a Suffolk latch, a steel pin metal latch, and a sliding latch at the bottom of the door,  as observed on or about December 22, 2015.    DOLGENCORP, LLC / Dollar General Corporation and its successors was previously cited for repeat 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 1003589, citation number 2, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on January 16, 2015 with respect to a workplace (Dollar General #6125) located at 6010 New Hartford Street, Wolcott, NY 14590.    DOLGENCORP, LLC / Dollar General Corporation and its successors was previously cited for repeat 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 1012465, citation number 1, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on April 6, 2015 with respect to a workplace (Dollar General #4800) located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowdon, Georgia 30108.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for the violation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not kept free and unobstructed.  Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.    a) Stairway, 30 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA - Items such as but not limited to cardboard boxes, plastic baskets, metal shelving, and bags of ice/snow melt product were temporarily stored along the exit route and partially blocking the exit from the stairwell leading to the 2nd floor Employee Break Area and Manager's Office, as observed on or about December 22, 2015.    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1910.37(a)(3) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 728361, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2 issued on November 19, 2012 and was affirmed as a Final Order on December 18, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 405 N. Main St, Madisonville, TX 77864    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1910.37(a)(3) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1012465, Citation number 1, Item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 7, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 203 Wedowee Street, Bowdon, GA, 30108    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1910.37(a)(3) which was contained in OSHA inspection 992417, Citation 1, Item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 10, 2014 with respect to a workplace located at 7118 Highway 278, Covington, GA 30014    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1910.37(a)(3) which was contained in OSHA Inspection 907752, Citation 1, Item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on August 15, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at 1523 E. Main St, El Dorado, AR 71730    Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 1910.37(a)(3) which was contained in OSHA Inspection 588783, Citation 1, Item Number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 3, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 380 W. Galena Suite B, Aurora, IL 60506    Abatement Certification and Documentation is Required

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a) Doorway, 30 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA -  An extension cord - (white) had two (2) flexible cords (extension cords - one white and one brown) plugged into the female end which were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure to provide electrical power to equipment, as observed on or about December 22, 2015.    DOLGENCORP, LLC / Dollar General Corporation and its successors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 985177, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1b issued on July 18, 2014 and was affirmed as a Final Order on July, 25, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 2297 Curryville Road, Martinsburg, PA 16662.    DOLGENCORP, LLC / Dollar General Corporation and its successors was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 316034271, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2 issued on February 21, 2012 and was affirmed as a Final Order on March 13, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 320 North Main Street, Newton, KS 67114.    DOLGENCORP, LLC / Dollar General Corporation and its successors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315884858, Citation Number 1, Item Number 4 issued on October 3, 2011 and was affirmed as a Final Order on October 18, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 600C South State Road, Marysville, PA 17053.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Jul 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) South Wall, Storeroom, 30 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA - Twenty-seven (27) of the thirty-eight (38) circuit breakers were not properly labeled to indicate their purpose in a forty-two (42) space electrical panel box, as observed on or about December 22, 2015.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.