Memphis, TN—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Memphis, TN

20 severe-injury reports between 2015-06-25 and 2025-07-29, 2,006 OSHA inspections, and 6,668 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tennessee operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Memphis, TN 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.

20Severe injuries

20Hospitalizations

2,006OSHA inspections

6,668Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Memphis

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 14 2 A T & T 1 3 CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1 4 Ellis Processing & Material Handling LLC 1 5 Internal Revenue Service 1 6 Southern Pipe & Supply Company, Inc. 1 7 Wepfer Marine, Inc. 1

Example incidents

Internal Revenue Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2025-07-29 · Fall while sitting
An employee sat on an unleveled bench outside the cafeteria and fell to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion with bleeding and injuries to the right side of her body, her right hip, and right hand, as well as a scrape to her elbow.
U.S. Postal Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2023-12-05 · Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was loading a vehicle for mail delivery when she turned, tripped, and fell in the parking lot. The employee struck their head on the pavement and suffered a concussion.
U.S. Postal Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2023-09-26 · Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was dislodging a tray from a dumbwaiter when they fell to the ground. The employee sustained arm fractures that required hospitalization and surgery.
Wepfer Marine, Inc. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2023-09-19 · Capsized or sinking water vehicle
An employee was operating a barge-mounted crane to move a counterweight from one barge to another. The crane tipped over as the boom arm swung the weight. The safety line attached to another free-floating barge snapped, allowing the barge with the crane to flip over into the water. The employee was rescued from the water and resuscitated. The employee was hospitalized.
U.S. Postal Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2023-08-04 · Fall on same level, unspecified
An employee was placing a tire chock on a back tire of a semi-trailer when he fell on the concrete, sustaining a broken left hip.
U.S. Postal Service MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · 2023-06-29 · Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was driving a tug when they fell from the tug and subsequently struck by the tug. The employee sustained a laceration along the right calf.

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