Establishment profile
FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC
1619 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37203
Operated by Lowes Companies · 1 of 2,167 establishments
444190 — Other Building Material Dealers
EIN 244538887
Summary
FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 7 years of recorded history, with $3,360 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 154 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $3,360 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $2,240 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4441 within TN. Peer group: 154 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 33 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-12 | Planned | 8 | 1 | $3,360 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC is one of 2,167 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lowes Companies.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lowes Companies across all 2,167 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Lowes Companies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.BEAR, DE — 3 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENTBRYAN, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWES HOME CENTERS INCHARRISONBURG, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLCWOODHAVEN, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'SLONG BEACH, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT WAREHOUSENORTHGLENN, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERSPALM SPRINGS, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC.BOCA RATON, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Lowes Companies locationsParent rollup
- Other Building Material DealersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TNState-wide enforcement data
- Other Building Material in TNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Lowes Companies, which operates 2,167 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 8 violations and $3,360 in total penalties.
- How does FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC operates in the other building material dealers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.14 compared to an industry average of 2.