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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) are not kept free and unobstructed: (a) Stock Room: On or about 10/20/2022, the exit route to the white exit door, adjacent to the roll up delivery loading door, is not kept free and unobstructed in that it is completely blocked by the storage of large piles of merchandise of excessive heights. These piles are covering the full width of this section in the stock room. These piles consist of various merchandise containing boxes, U-boats full of merchandise boxes, and flats of peanut butter and other flats of canned goods, soda and drinks. (b) Rear Storage Area Adjacent to the Front Wall: On or about 10/20/2022, the marked exit route from the stock room to the back end of the store is not kept free and unobstructed in that it is completely blocked by the permanent set of shelving which is actively storing merchandise. These blocking items consist of a large pile of excessive heights of boxes full of various merchandise, U-boats full of merchandise and flats of soda and other heavy food goods. The employer routinely fails to ensure that exit routes are kept free and unobstructed as required by the standard, as demonstrated on October 20, 2022, when exit routes were blocked and/or reduced in width in the Storeroom of the Dollar Tree store at 342 Power Road, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1464979, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04-05-2021, with respect to a workplace located at 999 North Montello Street, Brockton MA 02301. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1453267, citation number 2, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 04-05-2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1238 Bedford Street Abington MA 02351. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Willful - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1428448, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/30/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 3821 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, PA, 18020. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Willful - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1431460, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/05/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1041 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02134. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Willful - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1433182, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/17/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 2300 Roosevelt Avenue, Marinette, WI, 54143. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Willful - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1440331, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/25/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 8020 S 84th Street, La Vista, NE, 68128. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. was previously cited for a Willful - Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1451149, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 08/30/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 7230 Fairlane Village Mall, Pottsville, PA, 17901.