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LOWES COMPANY, INC.

201 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, EAST PEORIA, IL, 61611
Operated by Lowes Companies · 1 of 2,163 establishments
444110Home Centers

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OSHA inspections
2
over 19 years
Violations
16
$13,100 in penalties
Penalties
$13,100
$819 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

LOWES COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $13,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 211 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

LOWES COMPANY, 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
16
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$13,100
$819 avg / violation
19% serious81% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 2

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. 13 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $13,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0122$8,700May 2007Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0122May 2007Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0122May 2007Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$1,700May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$1,700May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1904.0007 A11$1,000Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 II11May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0311May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0611May 2007May 2007
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11May 2007May 2007

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4441 within IL. Peer group: 211 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $1,300
Inspection frequency
81st
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for LOWES COMPANY, 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

Complaint
1
Follow-up
1

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 LOWES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 LOWES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LOWES COMPANY, 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 LOWES COMPANY, 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 LOWES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LOWES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LOWES COMPANY, 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
2008-07-09Follow-up43$8,000
2007-04-11Complaint12$5,100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LOWES COMPANY, 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 IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LOWES COMPANY, 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 LOWES COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
LOWES COMPANY, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $13,100 in total penalties.
How does LOWES COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
LOWES COMPANY, INC. operates in the home centers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6.
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