Updated: Thursday, 15 Mar 2012, 3:50 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 15 Mar 2012, 3:50 PM EDT
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - The Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree Stores may face a hefty fine over repeat safety violations at a New Jersey store.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the company pay $121,000 in penalties.
OSHA began their investigation after someone accused a Newark Dollar Tree location of blocking fire exits and unsafely storing stock.
In the last five years, the agency has cited several of the company's stores in New Jersey and New York for the same safety violations.
“These violations are often found at retail stores and can pose a serious risk to workers,” Kris Hoffman, director of OSHA’s Parsippany Area Office, said in a release. “It is imperative that Dollar Tree Stores evaluate all of its locations for these and other potential workplace hazards, and take the appropriate steps to protect workers.”
The Newark store has 15 days to correct the reported violations.
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