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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1):Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors. The employer does not ensure employees are able to open the exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. This most recently occurred on January 11, 2022, at the Dollar General located at 260 Center Street, Seville, Ohio 44273. Employees working in the back room or employees required to use the back-room emergency exit were exposed to fire hazards from the secondary locks (barrel bolt) being used on the northeast emergency exit doors. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure employees are able to open all exit route doors from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. The Dollar General DBA Dollar General Store was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.36(d)(1) an exit door must be unlocked, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1141463, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on (06/26/2017), with respect to a workplace located at 100 Mission Road, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072.