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OSHA Injury Report: 2939 LOWE S OF SALEM, VA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 2939 LOWE S OF SALEM, VA in 840 WEST MAIN STREET, SALEM, VA 24153 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was customer Servic in homecenter.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
2939 LOWE S OF SALEM, VA
Parent company
Lowe's Companies, INC LOWE S OF SALEM, VA
Street
840 WEST MAIN STREET
City
SALEM
State
VA
ZIP
24153
On-site location
OUTSIDE LAWN AND GARDEN

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
23

Before the incident

CUTTING A PLASTIC BAND ON A BUNK OF RAIL

What happened

The associate cut his right thumb with his store-issued safety knife while cutting a plastic band on a bunk of railroad ties. He was not wearing safety gloves at the time of the incident. The store manager drove him to urgent care but the injury was

Injury or illness

Fracture Right Thumb Hand tool SAFETY KNIFE

Object or substance involved

SAFETY KNIFE

Summary line

The associate cut his right thumb with his store-issued safety knife while cutting a plastic band on a bunk of railroad ties. He was not wearing safety gloves at the time of the incident. The store manager drove him to urgent care but the injury was

Employee and industry

Job description
Customer Servic
SOC code
43-4051 — Customer Service Representatives
NAICS code
444110 — Homecenter
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
146
Total hours worked
198649
EIN
560578072
Establishment ID
1159501
Employer case #
365828

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:45:00.000
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.