OSHA Inspection: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION/ DOLGENCORP, LLC

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $156259.00 · Current $93436.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor.   a) At 14645 7th Street Dade City, FL  33523 in the rear of the store, leading to a designated exit door, on the side of building;  On or about 1/20/2023, the employer fails to maintain aisles unobstructed by a line of Uboats and rolltainers with product which exposed employees to fire and entrapment hazards.   b)  At 14645 7th Street Dade City, FL  33523 at the end of the party aisle, leading to a designated rear emergency exit route;  On or about 1/20/2023, the employer fails to maintain the aisle discharged to exit route for the back emergency exit unobstructed by Uboats and rolltainers with product which exposed employees to fire and entrapment hazards.   Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1565322, citation number 2, item number 1B and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 10757 U.S. 11 Adams, NY 13605.  15 Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited 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, with respect to a workplace located at 1288 Beaverdale Rd Ne, Dalton, GA 30721.    Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1507692, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 10, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 312 S. HWY. 27/441, Lady Lake, Florida 32159.   Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1500289, citation number 1, item number 1A and was affirmed as a final order on May 10, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 514 North Antrim Way Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225.    Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1453868, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 25, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 2264 Mt Olive Rd, Mount Olive, Alabama 35117.