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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: (a) The employer fails to ensure effective measures to prevent fire and entrapment hazards as demonstrated on or about May 24, 2022, at 209 East 10th St. WestPoint, GA, in the receiving/storage room, where employees work the merchandise. The far-left emergency exit door was blocked with trash bags and the weather stripping on exit door impeding direct means of egress for employees in the event of an emergency. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all emergency exit routes are kept unobstructed and free from product to ensure a safe walkway for employees to exit through the emergency exit door in case of an emergency. Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1551005, citation number2, item number1 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/21/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 1288 Beaverdale Rd. NE Dalton, GA 30721. The Dollar General was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1550627 citation number 1 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 18, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 10100 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608. Dollar General Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1555839, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 11, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 1748 US Route 1 Sullivan, ME 04664.