2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

ASHEVILLE, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: 0617 LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 0617 LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC in 89 SOUTH TUNNEL ROAD, ASHEVILLE, NC 288E6 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cashier in homecenter.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
0617 LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC
Parent company
Lowe's Companies, INC LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC
Street
89 SOUTH TUNNEL ROAD
City
ASHEVILLE
State
NC
ZIP
288E6
On-site location
STORE FRONT OPERATIONS

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
78

Before the incident

PULLING PRODUCT FOR AN ONLINE ORDER

What happened

Associate was picking a box of tile from a shelf at the fulfillment staging area above her head. When she pulled the tile out it was heavier than she anticipated she twisted at the waist to compensate for the tile causing pain in her back as a re

Injury or illness

Strained Bilateral Low back Twisting CERAMIC TILE

Object or substance involved

CERAMIC TILE

Summary line

Associate was picking a box of tile from a shelf at the fulfillment staging area above her head. When she pulled the tile out it was heavier than she anticipated she twisted at the waist to compensate for the tile causing pain in her back as a re

Employee and industry

Job description
Cashier
SOC code
41-2011 — Cashiers
NAICS code
444110 — Homecenter
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
168
Total hours worked
236088
EIN
560578072
Establishment ID
1158292
Employer case #
360964

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Submitted
25FEB24:07:04:00

More injuries at 0617 LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC

View 0617 LOWE S OF EAST ASHEVILLE, NC's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 444110)

More injuries in NC

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—

WM 8218

GREENSBORO, NC—

WM 6402

Source

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