Labor Department says Dollar General jeopardizing worker safety

[RandySF]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is fining Dollar General after completing an investigation into a store it says violated several federal workplace safety policies.

OSHA's June inspection of the low-priced merchandise store in Mobile, Ala., found that Dolgencorp LLC — a subsidiary of Dollar General — violated several rules and regulations.

The inspection found that store operators failed to keep emergency exits open and orderly, exposed workers to slip and trip hazards and falling boxes and prevented access to electrical panels, according to an OSHA release dated Monday.

OSHA proposed a penalty of $321,827 for the infractions and gave the company 15 days to comply with the fine or contest it.

“Dollar General has a long history of disregarding safety measures to prevent serious injury or death in the event of a fire or other emergency,” said OSHA Assistant Secretary Doug Parker in a statement.



https://thehill.com/regulation/labor/585995-labor-department-says-dollar-general-jeopardizing-worker-safety

[niyad]

1. You another reason to boycott dollar general.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. I occasionally shop at DG......I dunno, I really don't see an unsafe worker environment.

Not a job I want, but not bacause it is unsafe. I can think of a lot of Industries where OSHA should point their guns...