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Dollar Tree Stores Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hardeeville, South Carolina · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452990

4inspections
7citation items
$24,500current penalties
Aug 26, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dollar Tree Stores Inc 4 times in South Carolina since 2018.

The latest one began on Aug 26, 2025 after a complaint, in Powdersville.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 4 serious, 2 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $32,750 and now stand at $24,500, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and Dollar Tree Stores Inc averages $8,167 (3 cited inspections).

Dollar Tree Stores Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348471020 OPENED AUG 26, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2026

715 Anderson Street, Powdersville, SC 29673 · Convenience Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344753587 OPENED MAY 14, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2020

386 D Mark Cummings Road Ste 109, Hardeeville, SC 29927 · General Merchandise 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
Repeat$12,500$8,750Aug 25, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Repeat$7,500$5,250Aug 25, 2020Final

Inspection 344387451 OPENED OCT 15, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jul 6, 2020

386 D Mark Cummings Road Ste 109, Hardeeville, SC 29927 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
Serious$4,500$4,500Mar 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Serious$1,875$1,875Mar 4, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.176(c) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$1,875$1,875Mar 4, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 4, 2020Final

Inspection 343643086 OPENED DEC 5, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 21 employees at the site · Closed Mar 29, 2019

161 S Aiken Lane, Aiken, SC 29803 · General Merchandise 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$4,500$2,250Jan 8, 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 1910.176(c)

(c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2)

(2) An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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