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Inspection outcome
Opened: October 23, 2023 · Closed: January 22, 2024
Citations issued

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

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

Violations1
Serious+0
Initial penalty$34,025
Current penalty$25,519
Accidents0
Duration91d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On October 23, 2023, OSHA opened Family Dollar Stores Of Virginia Inc.’s inspection #347051872 at COVINGTON, Virginia. The case was administratively closed on January 22, 2024, 91 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 1 violation totaling $25,519 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $34,025. 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
$25,519current penalty
↓ $8,506total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeatgravity 1
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$34,025
Current$25,519reduced by $8,506

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 347051872 at OSHA Establishment Search.

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 347051872 directly: