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Inspection outcome
Opened: October 7, 2022 · Closed: August 16, 2023
Citations issued

OSHA issued one or more Other-than-serious citations.

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

Violations1
Serious+0
Initial penalty$66,960
Current penalty$53,568
Accidents0
Duration313d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On October 7, 2022, OSHA opened Family Dollar Stores, Inc.’s inspection #346269335 at SOMERSET, New Jersey. The case was administratively closed on August 16, 2023, 313 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 1 violation totaling $53,568 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $66,960. All citations were Other-than-serious.

Breakdown by classification
1violation total
Repeat1100%

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

1citations issued
$53,568current penalty
↓ $13,392total reduction
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Repeatgravity 1
Citation #02001
29 CFR 1910.176(c)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$66,960
Current$53,568reduced by $13,392

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 346269335 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Same employer

Other OSHA inspections at Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

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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 346269335 directly: