Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1504258.015 - Lowe'S Home Improvement

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1504258.015

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 10/30/2020

Site Address:
Lowe'S Home Improvement
1175 Rombach Avenue
Wilmington, OH 45177

Mailing Address:
1175 Rombach Avenue, Wilmington, OH 45177

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444190/Other Building Material Dealers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/2021

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 05/20/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1687958	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$27,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,306
Current Penalty	$8,192	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,192
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19100178 L01 II	03/23/2021		$8,192	$13,653	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100178 L02 II	03/23/2021		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002	Serious	19100178 M08	03/23/2021	04/09/2021	$0	$13,653	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134149.015

Event: 10/29/2020

Employee fractures two fingers, struck beam while operating

At 9:00 a.m. on October 29, 2020, an employee working for a hardware store was operating an order picker removing toolboxes from shelving to be placed in the customer service drop zone. The employee had his fingers interlaced through the top cage of the order picker when he hit an I-beam on the ceiling. The employee fractured two fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Building, Ceiling, Clearance, Commercial Building, Driving, Finger, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Material Handling, Order-picker , PIV, Picking an order, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel Beam, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Training, Unsafe Position, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1504258.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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