Fatal occupational injuries in South Carolina

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, South Carolina
Selected
characteristics		 2004
Total Event or exposure (1)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 113 22 9 13 50   14
 

Employee Status

              

Wage and Salary (2)

96 18 7 12 48   7

Self Employed (3)

17 4         7
 

Sex

              

Men

 104 21 9 12 46   11

Women

 9       4   3
 

Age

              

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 5       3    

20-24

 14 4   3 4    

25-34

 18 3   3 11    

35-44

 22 5     11    

45-54

 30 7     13   6

55-64

 15 3     4   5

65 and older

 7   3   3    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

             

White, non-Hispanic

 74 12 4 11 35   10

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 24 6     9   3

Hispanic or Latino

 13 4 3   5    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

              

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected events and employee status and sex, South Carolina
Event or exposure (1) 2004
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2) 		Self
employed
(3) 		Men Women

Total

 113 96 17 104 9
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 22 18 4 21  

Struck by object

 10 8   10  

Struck by falling object

 7 5   7  

Caught in equipment or object

 9 8   8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 3 3   3  

Falls

 9 7   9  

Fall to lower level

 9 7   9  

Fall from ladder

 4     4  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 13 12   12  

Contact with electric current

 7 6   7  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 3 3      

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 50 48   46 4

Highway transportation incident

 28 27   26  

Collision between vehicles

 19 18   17  

Non-collision highway incident

          

Non-highway transportation incident

 4 4   4  

Overturned, non-highway

 3 3   3  

Struck by vehicle

 4 4   4  

Aircraft incident

 14 13   12  

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 14 7 7 11 3

Homicides

 10 5 5 7 3

Homicides - shooting

 9 4 5 6 3

Self-inflicted injuries

 4     4  

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected industries and major events or exposures, South Carolina
Selected industries (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 113 22 9 13 50   14
 

Private industry

              

Goods Producing

 44 11 8 8 12    

Natural resources and mining

 7       3    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 7       3    

Mining

              

Construction

 27 5 7 7 6    

Manufacturing

 10 4          

Service providing

 54 10   4 26   11

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 29 5     15   7

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

 10           6

Transportation and warehousing

 17 3     12    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 8 4          

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 8 4          

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 9       4   4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 7           4

Other services

              

Government (3)

15       12    

Federal

 10       7    

State

              

Local

              

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(3) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupations and major events or exposures, South Carolina
Selected occupations (1) 2004
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 113 22 9 13 50   14
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 14       7   5

Management occupations

 8       4   4

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 10       4   3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

              

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 3            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6       3    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8           4

Sales and related occupations

 6           4

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 37 9 7 11 8    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 7       3    

Construction and extraction occupations

 27 6 7 10      

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 3            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 37 8     25    

Production occupations

 6            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 31 7     22    

Military specific occupations

 7            

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.