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OSHA Injury Report: DORCHESTER COUNTY DSS

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at DORCHESTER COUNTY DSS in 216 ORANGEBURG RD., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 resulted in days away from work. Employee was admin Specialist II in individual and family social services, multi-purpose.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
DORCHESTER COUNTY DSS
Street
216 ORANGEBURG RD.
City
SUMMERVILLE
State
SC
ZIP
29483
On-site location
Parking lot

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
39

Before the incident

Walking on sidewalk from one building to another.

What happened

Returning from Economic Servies Building to the Human Services Bldg. Walking on sidewalk tripped falling placing arms out to break fall landing on hands and knees. IW stated was able to stand unassisted.

Injury or illness

(Lower Ext - Knee-Bilateral) (Upper Ext - Hand-Bilateral) (Upper Ext - Upper Arm (inc.:Clavicle & Scapula)-Bilateral) (Upper Ext - Lower Arm-Bilateral)

Object or substance involved

Sidewalk

Summary line

Walking from the main building to the Human Service annex tripped and fell on the uneven sidewalk injured both knees

Employee and industry

Job description
Admin Specialist II
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
624190 — Individual and family social services, multi-purpose
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
63
Total hours worked
1950
Establishment ID
1188291
Employer case #
10272023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08MAR24:17:03:00

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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.