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Dollar General has $21M in unpaid safety violation fines

Discount retailer is still counted on OSHA’s “severe violator” list

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

July 11, 2023

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Since 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has conducted over 240 Dollar General inspections, which have resulted in several penalties for the discount retailer.Getty Images

Dollar General is sitting on $21 million in unpaid fines related to safety violations, reports business news site The Messenger.

Since 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has conducted over 240 Dollar General inspections, which have resulted in several penalties for the discount retailer.

The store violations are often similar in nature — clutter blocking fire exits and outlets, and merchandise stacked too high. In October 2022, Dollar General was added to OSHA’s “Severe Violator Enforcement Program,” a label given to repeat violators that have safety issues which have not been addressed.

Dollar General’s latest inspection fail occurred in early June at a store in Lamesa, Texas. A safety inspection found exit routes and walkways blocked and merchandise unsafely stacked — conditions that, according to the inspection, exposed employees and others to fire hazards and potential injuries.

OSHA previously issued citations to this same store for four repeat violations and proposed over $294,000 in penalties after an inspection in December 2022. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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