Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage: a) Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC at 1106 W. Jackson Street Thomasville, GA 31792: The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent electrical hazards in areas in front of electrical panels as demonstrated on or about June 14, 2022, in the stock room where employees move, work, and retrieve merchandise. In that, access to electrical panels was blocked by a pallet jack, boxes, and roll-tainers. To abate this hazard, the employer must ensure that the area in front of electrical panels is not used for storage. Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1500289, citation number 1, item number 1-b, and was affirmed as a final order on May 10, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 514 North Antrim Way Greencastle, PA 17225. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure electrical equipment is free and clear from obstructions.