South Carolina regularly sees workplace injury cases and even fatal workplace injuries.
However, according to South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration (SCOSHA), the number of non-fatal workplace injuries has decreased in recent years.
SCOSHA notes that the rate of injury per 100 full-time private sector workers was 4.4 incidents per 100 workers as of 2003. By 2020, that rate was down to 2.1 incidents per 100 workers. However, injuries still happen across South Carolina-and some of them prove fatally serious.
The state saw 102 fatal injuries among South Carolina workers in 2020. Of these incidents, transportation accidents, contact with equipment and objects, and slip and falls ranked among the top most common types of fatal accidents. (SCOSHA)