Who knew disco balls could be so hazardous? One furniture store in New York who displayed disco balls, animal print covered furniture and other wild kinds of goods apparently had too much of a good thing and was fined for overcrowding their aisles and blocking fire exits.

Idea Nuova was inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) who found that the store put their workers in danger from exposed outlets, merchandise that was not stacked safely, and blocked fire exits from a hodgepodge of home goods. Their crowded show room could have been very dangerous for any workers in there if a fire broke out. The company makes goods for brands like Nickelodeon, Disney and MLB.

Stairwell doors on three separate floors were kept propped open even though inspectors say they are supposed to stay closed to prevent the spread of flames or smoke if there was a fire. In all, the company is looking at $84,150 in fines for one willful, two repeat, and two serious violations.

This is twice in two years that the store has been cited by OSHA, and the administration’s Manhattan direction Kay Gee said, “Idea Nuova must not wait for a tragedy before addressing these issues.”

In 2013 the company was fined for 22 citations totaling $82,800. Similar to this time around, they had issues with emergency exits and exposed electrical parts. You would think that about $165,000 worth of fines would be enough to make sure the company started playing by the safety rules.

According to the administration, a workplace should have at least two exit routes for employees, maybe more depending on how big the building is or how many people work there. Obviously, as we’ve seen from this example, they should be unobstructed. The path to the exit route should not have materials stacked up and be well lit. Exit signs should be easy to see and not blocked. If you have less than 10 employees you can orally convey your emergency exit plan but if you have a lot of workers you should write it down and make sure everyone knows it and has access to it later if they have any questions. It may sound like a superfluous or annoying thing to do or have at the time but if there is a true emergency you and your workers will be glad you talked about a plan.