OSHA fines Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Hazards
December 6, 2019
DOL fines Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Exit and Storage Hazards
OSHA has cited Dollar Tree Stores Incorporated for exit and storage hazards at a store in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The national discount retailer faces $208,384 in penalties.
DOL fines Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Exit and Storage Hazards
OSHA has cited Dollar Tree Stores Incorporated for exit and storage hazards at a store in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The national discount retailer faces $208,384 in penalties.
Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspectors found the store's emergency exits blocked by rolling conveyor equipment and stored merchandise, and boxes of products stacked unsafely, creating the potential for falling loads, and tripping and fire hazards. OSHA cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for two repeat violations for these conditions. OSHA has cited the company multiple times for similar hazards at stores around the nation, including after recent inspections in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Elmira, New York.
"Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has an extensive history of exposing workers to hazardous conditions," said OSHA Hartford Area Director Dale Varney. "Improper storage of merchandise and blocked exit routes create unnecessary risks to workers and customers. This employer is legally responsible for ensuring workers are provided a safe workplace."
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