WA317951772 - DOLLAR TREE STORES INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, WA317951772 - DOLLAR TREE STORES INC — a retail trade facility located at 6700 NE 162ND AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98682 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 24 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $293,200.00. The inspection case was opened on 2018-11-02.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.1 per 100 full-time workers — 15% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.2 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $293,200.00 is more than 45.3× the national average of $6,467.77 for facilities in the Retail sector (NAICS 452990). This sector encompasses 10,854 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $70.2M.

State Context: Within WA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 126,183 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,683.96.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 24 citations spanning 0 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 15 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning April 23, 2019 with the latest abatement deadline set for November 5, 2018. Of the 24 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $293,200.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $12,216.67 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement action against this Dollar Tree location revealed a pervasive and dangerous disregard for fundamental