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Company: Dollar Tree and Family Dollar
Current Parent Company: Dollar Tree
Penalty: $1,350,000
Year: 2023
Date: August 23, 2023
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Dollar Tree and its subsidiary Family Dollar entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with OSHA under which they agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve all contested and pending violations at their stores. The agreement also requires them to conduct a comprehensive, nationwide assessment of the root causes of the violations OSHA has repeatedly cited at multiple stores, with a plan to identify causes and make operational changes to correct them within a two-year period. In the meantime, to ensure prompt abatement of any future violations related to blocked exits, access to fire extinguishers and electrical panels, and improper material storage at stores nationwide, the companies must correct hazards within 48 hours of OSHA notifying them and later submit proof the hazards were corrected. Failure to do so subjects the companies to monetary assessments of $100,000 per day of violation, up to $500,000, as well as OSHA inspection and enforcement actions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.