TJX Companies Inc. faces $239K in penalties; cited for similar violations in 2022, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to TJX Companies Inc., the Massachusetts-based operator of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and other department stores, for exposing workers to fire, entrapment and struck-by hazards. Inspectors found blocked exit routes and unstable merchandise storage at a T.J. Maxx Store in Pooler, in violation of federal workplace safety standards.
OSHA also found the company failed to keep the storage and receiving room free from an excess number of cardboard boxes and other trash, which exposed workers to slip, trip and fall hazards.
The inspection identified two repeat violations and one serious violation. OSHA proposed $239,290 in penalties.
“The U.S. Department of Labor will not allow employers like TJX Companies Inc. to put their workers at risk by repeatedly violating federal safety standards,” said OSHA Acting Area Office Director Jerred Stevens in Savannah. “These standards exist to protect workers from needless harm during their routine workday, especially in an emergency. The hazards often found in...
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