Federal inspectors issued more than $2.7 million in fines yesterday over safety violations at Dollar General stores in Clay, Odenville, Town Creek and Dothan, along with stores in Georgia and Florida.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the fines less than a month after citing Dollar General and Dolgencorp with more than $1.6 million in penalties.

Since 2017, Dollar General and Dolgencorp have received more than $12.3 million in initial penalties for “numerous willful, repeat and serious workplace safety violations,” OSHA said in a release.

The latest fines come from seven OSHA inspections, which identified 31 violations similar to those found at other Dollar General stores where litigation is pending.

Among them were blocked exit hazards, failure to make fire extinguishers accessible, storing boxes in front of electrical panels, exposing workers to electrocution by not keeping unused openings in electrical cabinets closed, and not providing handrails on stairs.

Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said Dollar General has “shown a pattern of alarmingly willful disregard for federal safety standards, choosing to place profits over their employees’ safety and well-being.”

Dollar General and Dolgencorp operates about 18,000 stores and 17 distribution centers in 47 states, employing more than 150,000 workers.

Dollar General has 15 business days to respond to the action.