OSHA Inspection: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION/ DOLGENCORP, LLC

Issued

Oct 6, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $93,436 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Dollar General Store #7988 - 3502 East Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, Florida 33610: The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent fire and obstruction hazards as demonstrated on or about April 8, 2022, and times prior, in the receiving/backroom, where employees move, work, and retrieve merchandise. In that, the double exit door was obstructed by U-boats with merchandise. To abate this hazard, the employer must ensure that exit doors are kept clear and unobstructed.   b) Dollar General Store #7988 - 3502 East Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, Florida 33610: The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent fire and obstruction hazards as demonstrated on or about April 8, 2022, and times prior, in the store sales floor, where employees move, work, and stock merchandise. In that, the west side exit door was obstructed by merchandise, boxes of product, and rolltainers. To abate this hazard, the employer must ensure that exit doors are kept clear and unobstructed.   The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited WILLFUL for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1550627, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 18, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 10100 Airport Blvd, Mobile, Alabama.   The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551005, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 21, 2022, which respect to a workplace located at 1288 Beaverdale Rd Ne, Dalton, Georgia.  The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1517332, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 22,2021, which respect to a workplace located at 73 E Hollis St, Nashua, New Hampshire.  The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited WILLFUL for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1509783, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 17, 2021, which respect to a workplace located at 440 Main Street, Walnutport, Pennsylvania.

Issued

Oct 6, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $91,157 · Current $93,436

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:  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) Dollar General Store #7988 - 3502 East Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, Florida 33610: The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent slip/trip, struck-by, fire, and electrical hazards in areas in front of electrical panels as demonstrated on or about April 8, 2022, in the receiving/backroom where employees move, work, and retrieve merchandise. In that, access to electrical panels A and B was blocked by merchandise, cardboard boxes, rolltainers, plastic bins, and other items. To abate this hazard, the employer must ensure that the area in front of electrical panels is  not used for storage.  The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited WILLFUL for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1550619, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on March 18, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 2381 Dawes Roadstore 6556, Mobile, Alabama.   The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1535419, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 4, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 5129 Cottage Hill Roadstore 7196, Mobile, Alabama.   The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1500289 citation number 1 item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on May 10, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 514 North Antrim Way, Greencastle, Pennsylvania.  The Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1483184 citation number 1 item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 11 River Rd #35, North Arlington, New Jersey.