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88 OSHA severe injury reports in SOUTH CAROLINA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 88 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2018 | Dept of Veterans Affairs | COLUMBIA, South Carolina | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2018 | Container Maintenance | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2018 | CB&I Areva Mox Services, LLC | AIKEN, South Carolina | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. | Convulsions, seizures | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2018 | U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE | SALTERS, South Carolina | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 25, 2018 | Transportation Security Administration | GREER, South Carolina | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 11, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2018 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | EDGEFIELD, South Carolina | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 22, 2018 | Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc. | MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 4, 2018 | US Dept of Justice | ESTILL, South Carolina | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2017 | US Dept of Justice | ESTILL, South Carolina | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Nov 19, 2017 | Detyens Shipyards, Inc. | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Tri State Utilities | COLUMBIA, South Carolina | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2017 | SSA Cooper | MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2017 | SRS | AIKEN, South Carolina | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 6, 2017 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | EDGEFIELD, South Carolina | Explosion, n.e.c. | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2017 | U.S. Coatings, Inc. | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2017 | US Dept of Justice | ESTILL, South Carolina | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Container Maintenance Corporation | CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 24, 2017 | US Department of Justice | BENNETTSVILLE, South Carolina | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 9, 2017 | SSA Cooper | MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina | Fall on water vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE | SALTERS, South Carolina | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 10, 2017 | U.S. Dept of the Army | COLUMBIA, South Carolina | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2017 | SSA Cooper | CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2016 | TEI | DUNCAN, South Carolina | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 26, 2016 | U.S. Dept. of Navy | BEAUFORT, South Carolina | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 19, 2016 | Harrison Drilling, Inc. | BEAUFORT, South Carolina | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2015 | U.S. Post Office - Greenville | GREENVILLE, South Carolina | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2015 | Specialized Riggers Erectors | GAFFNEY, South Carolina | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 23, 2015 | U.S. Dept of Justic | EDGEFIELD, South Carolina | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2015 | US Postal Service | GEORGETOWN, South Carolina | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2015 | SSA Cooper | MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2015 | SSA Cooper | CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | BELTON, South Carolina | Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2015 | Sumpter Transport | SUMTER, South Carolina | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Crushing injuries | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Detyens Shipyards, Inc. | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2015 | Orion Marine Construction, Inc. | MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2015 | BAE Systems | GOOSE CREEK, South Carolina | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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