Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1789295.015 - Lowe'S Home Centers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1789295.015

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 11/20/2024

Site Address:
Lowe'S Home Centers, Inc.
281 Carpenters Cove Ln
Cornelia, GA 30531

Mailing Address:
281 Carpenters Cove Lane, Cornelia, GA 30531

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444110/Home Centers

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/20/2024

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/20/2026

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	2234898	Yes
Accident	2258362

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$11,823	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,823
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,823	$0	$8,823
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100009 B	05/05/2025	06/25/2026	$8,823	$11,823	$0	05/21/2025	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 172025.015

Event: 01/01/2025

Employee is struck by lumber cart and suffers fatal trauma

At 12:34 p.m. on November 19, 2024, Employee #1, employed as a Pro Loader at a home improvement retail store, was transporting a flat lumber cart loaded with 18 sheets of unsecured 4x8-foot Advantech plywood. As he pushed the cart from the Lumber & Composites aisle to the outdoor lumber canopy, the cart abruptly stopped for an undetermined reason. The sudden stop caused the plywood to shift and slide forward off the cart, away from Employee #1. The momentum and weight of the shifting load caused the cart to kick back, striking his legs and propelling him backward. He fell and sustained fatal trauma.

Keywords: Brain, Concrete, Fall, Head, Leg, Pallet, Struck Against, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1789295.015	69	M	Fatality

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