Precariously Stacked Boxes Endangered Dollar Tree Workers, L&I Says

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for alleged workplace safety violations including blocked emergency exits and boxes stacked dangerously high. The Virginia-based company was cited for violations at two stores, in Bonney Lake and Kelso, and is facing penalties of $306,000. Dollar Tree has appealed the citation. L&I said its inspectors found “willful” violations, the most severe type, at the stores, which were knowingly exposing employees to safety hazards. At the Bonney Lake store, boxes allegedly crowded and blocked ...