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OSHA Injury Report: 1944 LOWE S OF SOMERSET, PA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 1944 LOWE S OF SOMERSET, PA in 1730 NORTH CENTER AVENUE, SOMERSET, PA 155E6 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was delivery Coordi in homecenter.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
1944 LOWE S OF SOMERSET, PA
Parent company
Lowe's Companies, INC LOWE S OF SOMERSET, PA
Street
1730 NORTH CENTER AVENUE
City
SOMERSET
State
PA
ZIP
155E6
On-site location
RECEIVING - INSIDE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
22

Before the incident

LIFTING

What happened

[REDACTED] was emptying a garbage can in receiving that looked full. [REDACTED] attempted to lift garbage can but the garbage can was full of wood pellets - approximately 120lbs covered up by plastic.

Injury or illness

Sprained Bilateral Upper back Lifting GARBAGE CAN FULL OF WOOD PELLETS APPRX

Object or substance involved

GARBAGE CAN FULL OF WOOD PELLETS APPRX 120LBS

Summary line

[REDACTED] was emptying a garbage can in receiving that looked full. [REDACTED] attempted to lift garbage can but the garbage can was full of wood pellets - approximately 120lbs covered up by plastic.

Employee and industry

Job description
Delivery Coordi
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
444110 — Homecenter
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
119
Total hours worked
178366
EIN
560578072
Establishment ID
1159001
Employer case #
359826

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25FEB24:07:11:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.