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OSHA Injury Report: 0279 LOWE S OF READING, PA.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 0279 LOWE S OF READING, PA. in 500 MADISON AVENUE, READING, PA 196052412 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was merchandising S in homecenter.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
0279 LOWE S OF READING, PA.
Parent company
Lowe's Companies, INC LOWE S OF READING, PA.
Street
500 MADISON AVENUE
City
READING
State
PA
ZIP
196052412
On-site location
CABINETS

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

LIFTING

What happened

On [REDACTED] I was working in aisle [REDACTED] with MST coworker [REDACTED] I went to lift a butcher block hurt my back I thought it was something small and I would be fine the next day I did tell [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] about it

Injury or illness

Strained Left Low back Lifting Butcher block

Object or substance involved

Butcher block

Summary line

On [REDACTED] I was working in aisle 40 with MST coworker [REDACTED] I went to lift a butcher

Employee and industry

Job description
Merchandising S
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
444110 — Homecenter
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
127
Total hours worked
191984
EIN
560578072
Establishment ID
1332750
Employer case #
383940

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:21:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.