Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, North Carolina
Selected
characteristics		 2005
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

 165 31 30 15 62 5 22
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

148 27 28 14 57 4 18

Self Employed (3)

17 4     5   4
 

Sex

  

Men

 153 29 30 14 59 5 16

Women

 12       3   6
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 12   3   4   3

25-34

 35 6 5   15   8

35-44

 34 3 8 4 12   7

45-54

 41 13 8 5 13    

55-64

 27 5   4 12 4  

65 and older

 16 4 4   6    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 109 22 22 7 43 3 12

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 25 6     11   4

Hispanic or Latino

 27 3 8 6 7    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 3            

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, North Carolina
Event or exposure (1) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 165 148 17 153 12
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 31 27 4 29  

Struck by object

 19 17   18  

Struck by falling object

 11 9   11  

Caught in equipment or object

 11 9   10  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 5 4   5  

Falls

 30 28   30  

Fall to lower level

 29 27   29  

Fall from ladder

 6 6   6  

Fall from roof

 8 7   8  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 15 14   14  

Contact with electric current

 5 5   4  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 3     3  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 62 57 5 59 3

Highway transportation incident

 39 37   37  

Collision between vehicles

 21 20   20  

Non-collision highway incident

 5 5   5  

Non-highway transportation incident

 4     4  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 10 9   9  

Aircraft incident

 6 6   6  

Fires and explosions

 5 4   5  

Assaults and violent acts

 22 18 4 16 6

Homicides

 15 12 3 10 5

Homicides - shooting

 11 8 3 9  

Self-inflicted injuries

 7 6   6  

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, North Carolina
Selected industries (1) 2005
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

 165 31 30 15 62 5 22
 

Private industry

 144 28 28 14 51 5 18

Goods Producing

 73 21 20 9 19 4  

Natural resources and mining

 21 9   6 5    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 21 9   6 5    

Mining

              

Construction

 37 8 18   9    

Manufacturing

 15 4   3 5    

Service providing

 71 7 8 5 32   18

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 38 3     22   10

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

 15       4   9

Transportation and warehousing

 22 3     17    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 17 3 4 3 6    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 15 3 4   5    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 6           5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 6           5

Other services

 7            

Government (3)

21 3     11   4

Federal

 11       6    

State

              

Local

 10       5    

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, North Carolina
Selected occupations (1) 2005
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

 165 31 30 15 62 5 22
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 16     3 7   3

Management occupations

 8       3    

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

 24 3 5   6   8

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 5            

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 16   5   4    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 11           9

Sales and related occupations

 9           8

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 52 19 17 6 8    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 15 8   6      

Construction and extraction occupations

 30 7 14   7    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 7 4          

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 53 7 4 3 35 3  

Production occupations

 13 3 3 3   3  

Transportation and material moving occupations

 40 4     34    

Military specific occupations

 9       6    

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.