OSHA Inspection: FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $136,736 · Current $136,736

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) The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent entrapment hazards, as demonstrated December 17, 2021, in the stock room where an emergency exit door is kept locked and can only be opened with a single key held by management. To abate this hazard, the employer must ensure that all exit route doors are able to be opened by employees from the inside at all times without keys, tools or special knowledge.  Abatement Certification and Documentation is Required for this Violation

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $91,157 · Current $91,157

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): (1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.   a) Storeroom, 918 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL: On or about December 17, 2021, employees were exposed to slip, trip, and struck-by hazards while working in the main storage/receiving room. The storage room was obstructed in that there was no aisle or path for walking and employees were required to create an aisle as they went when retrieving merchandise and U-boats.   Family Dollar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1480377, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 5/24/21, with respect to a workplace located at 181 Straight St, Paterson, NJ.  Family Dollar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1480368 , citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/17/21, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Getty Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required for this Violation.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $91,157 · Current $91,157

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   a) On or about December 17,2021, at the establishment located at 918 West Colonial Drive Orlando, FL , employees are exposed to fire hazards when aisle #4 and #10 was partially obstructed with carts and merchandise boxes.  Family Dollar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1480377, citation number 2, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 5/24/21, with respect to a workplace located at 181 Straight St, Paterson, NJ.  Family Dollar was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1352547, citation number 1, item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 5/3/19, with respect to a workplace located at 2925 Headland Dr, East Point, GA.

Issued

Jun 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $11,396 · Current $11,396

General-duty citation text

1904.5(a)  Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment, unless an exception in �� 1904.5(b)(2) specifically applies.  29 CFR  1904.39(b)(7):     a.  On or about December 11,2021, employer did not report a fatality within the 8 hours allotted time.  The employee succumb on December 11, 2021, employer knew on December 11, 2021, at approximately 9:00 PM,  that employee was deceased and did not reported to OSHA until December 15, 20201, 8:18 PM.