AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC., 224 BOBBY JONES EXPRESSWAY, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30907 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was closing a gate. A forklift driver came to help the employee. The unattended forklift then went backwards and pinned the employee against a wire fence, fracturing the employee's pelvis.
More severe injuries at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC.
FAYETTEVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA—
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc
An employee was walking into work when they tripped over a stationary lawn mower and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
STUART, FLORIDA—
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.
An employee was spotting for a forklift. While reversing, it struck him on the left side. He suffered two broken bones in the foot and a displaced lateral malleolus fracture.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO—
Lowe's Home Centers Inc.
An employee was stocking paint onto shelves when they tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in a broken hip.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK—
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
An employee was closing a gate when the wind slammed the gate closed on the their left little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA—
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
On February 8, 2023, an employee was carrying a door in the millwork department when the door fell on his right foot. The employee's big toe was fractured, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
View LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC.'s full OSHA safety record →
Similar incidents · Same event type
WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Chewy, Inc.
On December 13, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift. When they stepped off the forklift, it crushed their left foot between the lift and a racking system. The employee suffered a foot fracture that required hospitalization.
FOUNTAIN, COLORADO—
Windigo Logistics Fountain
An employee was maneuvering a motorized pallet jack while standing in front of it. He became pinned between the pallet jack and a steel rack cross-beam, resulting in a contusion to his chest/back and a fractured rib.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
The Whitaker Company
An employee was stacking empty drums into a trailer. The employee then exited the trailer, using the forks of a forklift as a step. The forklift's parking brake failed, causing the forklift to move forward and pin the employee's right leg between the forklift and the trailer. The employee's right lower leg was crushed, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Texas Multi-Chem, Ltd
An employee had been spraying weeds behind a school. As he was leaving the field, the employee drove his truck up to the gate, got out, and opened the gate. The truck rolled forward and pinned him against the fence/gate. The gate then gave way and opened from the force of the truck. The employee's left index fingertip got caught in the fence/gate and was amputated.
TEMPLE, TEXAS—
PactivEvergreen, Inc.
An employee was using a walk-behind tugger to pull a grinder. The employee's left little finger was pinched between the handle of the tugger and the framework of a staircase. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 444110)
COLUMBUS, OHIO—
Hamilton Parker Company, LLC.
The injured employee was walking through the warehouse. Another associate was driving a forklift with a pallet of large format tile (slabs) when the slabs began to tip. The injured employee ran over to stop the slabs from falling, but the slabs fell on his lower left leg/foot. The employee sustained fractures in his lower leg and foot. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—
Menard, Inc.
An employee was doing a cutback on a piece of lumber using a chop saw. The saw hit a knot, the piece of lumber buckled, then kicked back and broke the kickback guard. The board was then pulled back into the blade, which lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS—
Lowe's Home Improvement LLC
On October 16, 2025, an employee was entering a parking lot after completing their work shift when they were struck by a vehicle being operated by a customer. The employee fell backward from the impact and the back of their head struck the asphalt. The employee was hospitalized due to brain bleed and a skull fracture.
HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS—
Menard, Inc.
An employee was descending a rolling ladder when she fell from the last step and her head struck the floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS—
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC dba Lowe's of Mount Vernon
On September 24, 2025, an employee was using a sledgehammer to straighten the forks on a forklift when a piece of metal broke off the fork and became lodged in the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in GEORGIA
PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA—
GS II Building Products, Inc.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—
US Battery Manufacturing Company, Inc
A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA—
Alfa Insurance
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.
TRENTON, GEORGIA—
Bull Moose Tube
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.