Beaufort County’s economy includes construction, hospitality and tourism, healthcare, retail, and marine-related trades. Common workers’ compensation injuries in this region include falls from scaffolding and rooftops (construction), back and shoulder injuries from heavy lifting (hospitality, retail, healthcare), heat-related illness (outdoor workers in the Lowcountry climate), repetitive stress injuries, and injuries involving boats or waterfront equipment. All of these are potentially compensable under South Carolina workers’ compensation, provided the injury occurred in the course and scope of employment.