North Charleston, SC—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

North Charleston, SC

16 severe-injury reports between 2015-03-27 and 2025-09-07, 233 OSHA inspections, and 641 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in North Charleston, South Carolina.

South Carolina operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in North Charleston, SC is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

16Severe injuries

13Hospitalizations

233OSHA inspections

641Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in North Charleston

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Detyens Shipyards, Inc. 4 2 U.S. Postal Service 2 3 American Bureau of Shipping 1 4 Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC 1 5 Container Maintenance 1 6 Fairbanks Morse, LLC 1 7 Hi Trak Staffing, Inc. 1 8 SSA Atlantic, LLC 1 9 SSA Atlantic Marine 1 10 SSA-Marine 1

Example incidents

Fairbanks Morse, LLC NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2025-09-07 · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
A technician was operating a crane hoist to lift/remove a cylinder head from the main engine (port). The load was lifted at an angle, causing the cylinder head to get stuck on the cylinder head studs. When it became free from the studs, the cylinder head swung. It struck the technician and caught them against the cabinet door. This resulted in an amputation of their left index fingertip at the distal knuckle.
SSA Atlantic, LLC NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2024-06-05 · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Four employees were rigging a truck to be lifted off a ship by a crane. The crane began lifting the truck, causing it to move and knock one of the employees into a nearby shipping container. He suffered multiple injuries to the upper torso.
SSA Atlantic Marine NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2023-02-12 · Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.
U.S. Postal Service NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2022-10-18 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
An employee had just given a training talk to drivers on a loading dock. As she turned to walk away, a forklift ran over her foot, resulting in crushed toes. The employee was taken to the hospital, where she had surgery.
Charleston Stevedoring Company, LLC NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2021-11-19 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading containers from a ship onto a bomb cart. The employee's left index finger was caught between a twist lock and the frame of the bomb cart, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
American Bureau of Shipping NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · 2021-03-16 · Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Two employees were inspecting separate sides of a void tank in a ship. When one of them stood up from a squat, his glasses slid down his face and his eye and right brow struck a protruding piece of a metal bracket. He suffered a cut to the brow and an eye injury from the bracket piece.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.