Last Updated: August 20, 2010

Fatal Work Injuries Fall to Record Low in 2009 in South Carolina

A preliminary total of 73 fatal work injuries were recorded in South Carolina in 2009, down from a final count of 87 fatal work injuries in 2008. The 2009 total represents the smallest annual preliminary total since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program was first conducted in 1992.

Key preliminary findings of the 2009 South Carolina Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries:

• Workplace homicides declined 20 percent from 10 in 2008 to 8 in 2009, in contrast to an overall decline of 16 percent for all fatal work injuries.
• By occupation, fatal work injuries declined 36 percent in transportation and material moving occupations, falling from 28 in 2008 to 18 to 2009.
• Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance was one of the few occupations reporting higher numbers of fatal work injuries in 2009. There were 8 fatalities in 2009 compared to 3 in 2008.

Read More Fatal Work Injuries Fall to Record Low in 2009 in South Carolina

South Carolina OSHA’s Revised Standards for Hexavalent Chromium and Steel Erection

On June 28, 2010, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation held a public hearing to revise and amend existing health and safety standards for 29 CFR parts 1910 and 1926, as necessary to comply with federal laws. Read More South Carolina OSHA’s Revised Standards for Hexavalent Chromium and Steel Erection

Question:  Are employers ever required to post any part of the OSHA 300 log?
Answer: No. The only posting requirement in the OSHA-300 rules is the requirement to post the 300A (Summary Sheet) from Feb. 1 through April 30.
Question:  If an employee's pre-existing medical condition causes an incident which results in a subsequent injury, is the case work-related? For example, if an employee suffers an epileptic seizure, falls and breaks his or her  arm, is the case covered by the exception in section 1904.5(b)(2)(ii)? Read More BE&K/Turner Joint Venture, Design-Builder for Boeing Charleston Expansion (787 Assembly), Enters First-Ever Partnership Agreement with S.C. OSHA

OSHAgram Spotlight

• 2010 Free Training Schedule
• Free Labor Posters
• Contact S.C. OSHA

2010 Regional Training Schedule

• Sept. 15 - 16, 2010 OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Course Columbia, Fire Academy
• Nov. 17-18 2010 OSHA 10 Hour Construction Course Columbia, Fire Academy (tentatively)

Office of Voluntary Programs (OVP) Training Request Form (PDF)

The S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation online Labor Law Abstract poster has been updated to include the Immigrant Worker section. The posters you will need to download are: The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) and Labor Law Abstract (Payment of Wages, Child Labor, Right-to-Work and Immigrant Worker).
The S.C. Employment Security Commission’s “Workers Pay No Part of the Cost for Job Insurance” (UCI 104) and “If You Become Unemployed (UCI 105)
The S.C. Workers’ Compensation Commission’s “Workers Comp Works For You”
The S.C. Human Affairs Commission’s “Equal Opportunity is the Law”

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Questions? Ask OSHA

General Information
803-896-7665

Fatality Reporting
803-896-7672 (24 hour service)
(fatalities must be reported to the Office of S.C. OSHA within 8 hours of death)

Employee Complaints
Betty Harmon - 803-896-7825
(to make a complaint regarding workplace safety and health)

Questions regarding OSHA standards interpretations
Safety  Standards - 803-896-7682 or dawkinsd@llr.sc.gov
Health Standards  - 803-896-7661 or busbind@llr.sc.gov

Informal Conferences
Jill Fleenor - 803-896-7687 or fleenorj@llr.sc.gov
(to request an informal conference within 20 days of an OSHA enforcement inspection)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Felecia Busby - 803-896-7673 or busbyf@llr.sc.gov
Workplace injury/illness collection agency for South Carolina