NC—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

North Carolina

159 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-07 and 2025-10-15, 34,669 OSHA inspections, and 60,052 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in North Carolina.

North Carolina operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement there is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction in North Carolina (for example maritime, military installations, and federal agencies) — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the state.

159Severe injuries

134Hospitalizations

34,669OSHA inspections

60,052Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in North Carolina

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 40 2 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs 10 3 U.S. Dept of Justice 8 4 U.S. Dept. of Navy 7 5 U.S. Dept. of Army 3 6 American Red Cross 2 7 Jarrett Bay Boatworks 2 8 Spencer Yachts 2 9 U. S. Dept. of Defense 2 10 U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons 2

Cities in North Carolina

# City Records on federal OSHA file

1 Charlotte, NC 11,747 2 Durham, NC 5,617 3 Greensboro, NC 4,473 4 Raleigh, NC 4,374 5 Winston-Salem, NC 3,392 6 Fayetteville, NC 2,502 7 Asheville, NC 2,287 8 Wilmington, NC 1,903 9 Concord, NC 1,731 10 Gastonia, NC 1,578 11 Thomasville, NC 1,531 12 Hickory, NC 1,447 13 High Point, NC 1,363 14 Kernersville, NC 1,119 15 Salisbury, NC 1,045 16 Greenville, NC 1,023 17 Statesville, NC 1,019 18 Monroe, NC 885 19 Morganton, NC 840 20 Wilson, NC 838 21 Garner, NC 834 22 Goldsboro, NC 706 23 Shelby, NC 703 24 Butner, NC 699 25 Burlington, NC 685 26 Hendersonville, NC 650 27 Mooresville, NC 630 28 Cary, NC 616 29 Lexington, NC 610 30 Chapel Hill, NC 584 31 Dunn, NC 572 32 Mebane, NC 564 33 New Bern, NC 554 34 Sanford, NC 549 35 Rocky Mount, NC 491 36 Smithfield, NC 475 37 Lenoir, NC 472 38 Kinston, NC 452 39 Morrisville, NC 437 40 Lumberton, NC 436 41 Jacksonville, NC 421 42 Newton, NC 415 43 Morehead City, NC 405 44 Pinehurst, NC 404 45 Conover, NC 398 46 Clinton, NC 394 47 Henderson, NC 390 48 Pineville, NC 370 49 Matthews, NC 359 50 Asheboro, NC 356

Example incidents

Bowman Steel, LLC KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-10-15 · Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
An employee was attaching a steel angle plate weighing (approximately 200 pounds) to the end of a structural member (5,000 pounds) and was supported by dunnage. The dunnage was a crane mat (11 inches tall) with a 4x6 board on top of it and it supported five identical members. The main piece was 30.75 feet long, 37.25 feet tall, and 1 food wide. As the employee slid the piece of metal on top of the member to begin attaching it, the entire member began to tip over. The employee went to stop the main piece from tipping over and it landed on his ankle, fracturing it.
Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC CHEROKEE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-09-03 · Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing hot melted butter on a flat-top grill and placing it in small containers once it was melted. As she turned to set the container down, it slipped out of her hand and landed on the grill. Butter splashed up and hit her in the face. The employee suffered second-degree burns to her right eye and the right side of her head and face, as well as first-degree burns to her right forearm.
U.S. Postal Service MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-08-29 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee pulled into the customer's driveway, parked, and exited the vehicle. He opened the sliding side door on the vehicle to retrieve a package. The customer began backing their vehicle out of their garage and it struck the employee in the back of his left leg. He was pinned him between the two vehicles, causing contusions and lacerations.
U.S. Postal Service WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-07-14 · Overexertion while materials moving by hand
An employee reached into a hamper, picked up a package, and was hospitalized with a back injury that caused pain in his lower extremities.
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-07-10 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
An employee was descending the back stairwell to go to lunch when he missed a step. As he fell forward, his toes hit a step which pulled his right leg behind him. He landed on the concrete stairwell landing between floors. He sustained a partial rupture of the right quadriceps tendon and an avulsion fracture involving the right patella. The employee required surgery.
U.S. Postal Service CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA · 2025-07-10 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
On July 10, 2025, an employee tripped over a yellow pillar and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.

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