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OSHA Injury Report: 2819 LOWE S OF EXETER TOWNSHIP, PA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 2819 LOWE S OF EXETER TOWNSHIP, PA in 4535 PERKIOMEN AVENUE, READING, PA 19606 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fulfillment Ass in homecenter.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
2819 LOWE S OF EXETER TOWNSHIP, PA
Parent company
Lowe's Companies, INC LOWE S OF EXETER TOWNSHIP, PA
Street
4535 PERKIOMEN AVENUE
City
READING
State
PA
ZIP
19606
On-site location
RECEIVING-INSIDE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
109

Before the incident

UNLOADING BOXES FROM INSIDE A TRUCK

What happened

Associate was assisting with unloading the truck. He was inside the truck lifting up some boxes when a large tall box that was leaning against a pallet fell on his upper back causing pain.

Injury or illness

Sprained Bilateral Upper back Struck by object TALL BOX HEAVY CABINET

Object or substance involved

TALL BOX HEAVY CABINET

Summary line

Associate was assisting with unloading the truck. He was inside the truck lifting up some boxes when a large tall box that was leaning against a pallet fell on his upper back causing pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fulfillment Ass
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
444110 — Homecenter
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
133
Total hours worked
168506
EIN
560578072
Establishment ID
1159446
Employer case #
370189

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:41:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25FEB24:07:15:00

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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.