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Dollar General: OSHA inspections and violations

North Arlington, New Jersey · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · NAICS 445110

1inspections
2citation items
$115,000current penalties
Mar 19, 2020last inspection

Dollar General has one OSHA inspection on record in New Jersey.

OSHA opened it on Mar 19, 2020 after a complaint, in North Arlington.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 repeat.

OSHA proposed $169,642 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $115,000, down 32%.

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Dollar General averages $115,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Dollar General: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344831847 OPENED MAR 19, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 300,000 employees at the site · Closed Dec 8, 2020

11 River Rd #35, North Arlington, NJ 07031 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Repeat$84,821$57,500Aug 14, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Repeat$84,821$57,500Aug 14, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii)

(ii) Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for inspection or servicing, the working space, if in a passageway or general open space, shall be suitably guarded.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(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. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

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