Winston-Salem, NC—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Winston-Salem, NC

3 severe-injury reports between 2015-03-06 and 2020-01-07, 1,464 OSHA inspections, and 1,925 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

North Carolina operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Winston-Salem, 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.

3Severe injuries

3Hospitalizations

1,464OSHA inspections

1,925Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Winston-Salem

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 2 2 American Red Cross 1

Example incidents

American Red Cross WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA · 2020-01-07 · Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart with 140-pound equipment down a wet ramp when she slipped and fell. The cart then struck her ankle and dislocated it.
U. S. Postal Service WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA · 2016-10-17 · Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On Monday, October 17, 2016, an employee was at her carrier case on the workroom floor and bent down to pick up a mail tub to load into a hamper. When she lifted the tub, she felt a pop in her back and experienced a lot of pain. She was hospitalized with a back injury.
U.S. Postal Service WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA · 2015-03-06 · Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a concrete parking barrier while walking back to the delivery truck, breaking his femur.

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