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Dollar Tree Store #4976: OSHA inspections and violations

Norfolk, Virginia · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · NAICS 453998

1inspections
2citation items
$9,982current penalties
Mar 28, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dollar Tree Store #4976 once in Virginia.

The inspection began on Mar 28, 2019 after a complaint, in Norfolk.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,260 and now stand at $9,982, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and Dollar Tree Store #4976 averages $9,982 (1 cited inspection).

Dollar Tree Store #4976: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343893269 OPENED MAR 28, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2019

3230 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23509 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Serious$8,095$5,666May 23, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$6,165$4,316May 23, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

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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