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Five Below, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Concord, North Carolina · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452990

2inspections
6citation items
$1,000current penalties
Jan 8, 2026last inspection

Five Below, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 8, 2026 after a complaint, in Dunn.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $1,350 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,000, down 26%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.157, portable fire extinguishers (2 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,130. Five Below, Inc. averages $1,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Five Below, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348684135 OPENED JAN 8, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 16 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2026

2318 W Cumberland St, Dunn, NC 28334 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344460316 OPENED NOV 19, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2020

8111 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord, NC 28027 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8) · Ladders in general industry
Serious$1,350$1,000Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 27, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8)

(8) Ladders are used only for the purposes for which they were designed;

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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