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LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.

W 3255 VAN ROY ROAD, APPLETON, WI, 54915
Operated by Lowes Companies · 1 of 2,162 establishments
444110Home Centers

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OSHA inspections
1
over 12 years
Violations
4
$6,075 in penalties
Penalties
$6,075
$1,519 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 12 years of recorded history, with $6,075 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. 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

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$6,075
$1,519 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $6,075 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0334 A03 I11$2,500Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$2,000Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,275Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0411$300Aug 2013Aug 2013

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 4441 within WI. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $550
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 13, 2016Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 HOME CENTERS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.. 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 LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, 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 HOME CENTERS, 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
2013-08-13Planned41$6,075

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 HOME CENTERS, INC. is one of 2,162 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 2,162 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in home centers within WI, 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 HOME CENTERS, 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 2,162 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 HOME CENTERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $6,075 in total penalties.
How does LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. operates in the home centers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6.