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Inspection outcome
Opened: January 10, 2020 · Closed: June 9, 2020
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Safety inspection · Complaint · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations2
Serious+2
Initial penalty$19,280
Current penalty$13,000
Accidents0
Duration151d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On January 10, 2020, OSHA opened Dolgencorp, Llc’s inspection #344556725 at BESSEMER, Alabama — an establishment in the all other general merchandise stores industry. The case was administratively closed on June 9, 2020, 151 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 2 violations totaling $13,000 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $19,280. Of those, 2 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
2violations total
Repeat2100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

2citations issued
$13,000current penalty
↓ $6,280total reduction
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Repeat
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$9,640
Current$6,500reduced by $3,140

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 344556725 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Same employer

Other OSHA inspections at Dolgencorp, Llc

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Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Complaint — an inspection triggered by a worker complaint.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 344556725 directly: