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LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. is a home centers employer in EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 7 violations and $19,000 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

LOWES HOME CENTERS INC.

150 ROUTE 17, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, 07073

Parent: Lowes Companies (1,704 locations)

444110 Top companies in Home Centers

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
7 violations
$19,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.6
Industry Avg DART
2.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$19,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
17 years
Last Activity
17yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$2,714 avg per violation$19,000 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$19,000 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

94%
Worse than most peers
vs 209 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. is one of 1,704 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Lowes Companies. Lowes Companies is a SEC public reporter (LOW), with most recent reported revenue of $86.3B.

Federal enforcement records on LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Lowes Companies across all 1,704 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Lowes Companies

Other employers in Home Centers within NJ

Industry context

Within the home centers industry in NJ, LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. ranks in the 94th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 209 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.6 for the home centers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LOWES HOME CENTERS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $19,000 in total penalties.
How does LOWES HOME CENTERS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. operates in the home centers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. of EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. LOWES HOME CENTERS INC. resolves to the parent rollup Lowes Companies, which operates 1,704 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if LOWES HOME CENTERS INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.