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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.

16830 STATESVILLE ROAD, HUNTERSVILLE, NC, 28078
Operated by Lowes Companies · 1 of 2,163 establishments
444110Home Centers
EIN 753110120

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OSHA inspections
2
over 24 years
Violations
6
$1,080 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $1,080 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 771 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$1,080
$180 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

50% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $1,080 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$900Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211$180Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0211Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0411Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Mar 2002Mar 2002

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 4441 within NC. Peer group: 771 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
68th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
13.7
vs industry
+11.1
TRIR
17.2
vs industry
+13.6

Reported for 71 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
17.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
2

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 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NC — for Lowes Companies, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Lowes Companies locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-279774Unfair labor practiceJul 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-278806Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-194529Unfair labor practiceMar 2017Apr 2017ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-181724Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
11-CA-019621Unfair labor practiceAug 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS LLC (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$17K
Obligated (all-time)
$4.3M
Awards (all-time)
6

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-07-13Planned0$0
2002-02-15Planned6$1,080

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. is one of 2,163 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 2,163 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in home centers within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Lowes Companies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. 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 2,163 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $1,080 in total penalties.
How does LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. operates in the home centers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 13.74 compared to an industry average of 2.6.