Wilmington, NC—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Wilmington, NC
6 severe-injury reports between 2017-03-30 and 2022-05-06, 866 OSHA inspections, and 1,031 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Wilmington, North Carolina.
North Carolina operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Wilmington, NC 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.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Wilmington
Example incidents
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SSA Atlantic
On May 6, 2022, at 11:25 a.m., an employee was driving a port tractor back to the port to receive an import container and collided with another port tractor operated by a co-worker. The employee suffered internal injuries and an amputation of his left leg above the knee.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
A firearm discharged while an employee was holstering it. The blast broke the employee's left ring finger, partially severing it at the base.
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U.S. Postal Service
An employee tripped and fell while delivering mail, suffering a broken hip.
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Logan Marine, LLC
An employee was standing on the deck of a barge after helping set a 60-foot wooden post in a pile driver mounted on an excavator. The post snapped in two and one section swung back and struck the employee in the back, knocking him to the deck of the barge. The employee suffered skin abrasions and fractured bones in his back and ribs.
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Port of Wilmington Cold Storage
An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. He turned abruptly to avoid another forklift, got off balance and jumped off the forklift. His left foot was caught between the corner rack guard and the forklift and fractured.
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Anniston Army Depot
An employee was working on a railhead and loading railcars. As he was pulling himself up on a railcar, he slipped and fell off, fracturing his right femur.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.