Greenback Common hit by extra employee security fines at Florida, Alabama shops

Greenback Common has been hit with extra fines for employee security violations, this time for points at three Southeast shops amounting to $387,000, the Division of Labor mentioned Thursday.

Federal inspectors with the division’s Occupational Security and Well being Administration discovered merchandise blocking exit routes at two shops in Florida, exposing employees to fireplace and entrapment hazards, in addition to blocked exit routes and unstable stockpiles of bins and merchandise at a retailer in Alabama, in line with a press launch.

“Greenback Common’s rising file of disregard for security measures makes it abundantly clear that the corporate places revenue earlier than individuals,” mentioned OSHA Regional Administrator Kurt Petermeyer in a press release. “These violations are preventable, and failing to forestall them reveals a blatant disregard for the employees on whom they rely to maintain their shops working. OSHA continues to make each effort to carry Greenback Common accountable for its failures.”

The division mentioned Greenback Common has 15 days to adjust to its citations and penalties, request a convention with OSHA or contest the findings.

Greenback Common didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Since 2017, Greenback Common has been fined greater than $15 million for numerous violations, in line with the Labor Division.

Previously 11 months, dozens of comparable violations have been recognized at 19 shops in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, the company mentioned.

Seven inspections throughout the three states resulted in $2.7 million in penalties in November 2022, along with $1.6 million in related penalties that October. In August, Greenback Common was hit with almost $1.three million in fines for related violations at three of the corporate’s Georgia areas.

In August, rival Greenback Tree was additionally fined $1.2 million by OSHA for employee security violations.