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		 2007
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

 167 27 19 9 79   32
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

132 25 11 8 67   21

Self Employed (3)

35   8   12   11
 

Sex

  

Men

 153 26 18 9 76   24

Women

 14       3   8
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 4       3    

20-24

 15 3     5   5

25-34

 29 5   4 14   6

35-44

 32 5 6   14   7

45-54

 39 4 9   20   5

55-64

 27 6     12   4

65 and older

 20       11   5
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 115 16 14 6 58   20

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 34   4   17   10

Hispanic or Latino

 14 9          

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) 2007
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 167 132 35 153 14
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 27 25   26  

Struck by object

 14 13   14  

Struck by falling object

 11 10   11  

Caught in equipment or object

 10 9   9  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 4 4   4  

Falls

 19 11 8 18  

Fall to lower level

 18 10 8 18  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 5   3 5  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 9 8   9  

Contact with electric current

 3 3   3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

 3     3  

Transportation incident

 79 67 12 76 3

Highway transportation incident

 51 43 8 48 3

Collision between vehicles

 22 18 4 21  

Non-collision highway incident

 14 11   13  

Non-highway transportation incident

 12 9 3 12  

Overturned, non-highway

 6 4   6  

Struck by vehicle

 10 10   10  

Aircraft incident

 5     5  

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 32 21 11 24 8

Homicides

 26 18 8 19 7

Homicides - shooting

 22 15 7 17 5

Self-inflicted injuries

 5   3 5  

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.

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) 2007
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

 167 27 19 9 79   32
 

Private industry

 145 27 19 8 63   27

Goods Producing

 59 17 12 7 20    

Natural resources and mining

 9       5    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 8       4    

Mining

              

Construction

 38 10 11 6 10    

Manufacturing

 12 6     5    

Service providing

 86 10 7   43   25

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 57 6 3   34   14

Wholesale trade

 6            

Retail trade

 18       6   10

Transportation and warehousing

 33       26   3

Utilities

              

Information

 3            

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 12 3 3   4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 10 3 3   3    

Education and health services

 3            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 6           5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 6           5

Other services

 4            

Government (3)

22       16   5

Federal

 5            

State

 5       4    

Local

 12       8   4

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(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) 2007
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

 167 27 19 9 79   32
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 15       7   4

Management occupations

 7            

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3       3    

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

 26   3   13   8

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 15       10   4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 4           4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6   3        

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 21       6   13

Sales and related occupations

 18       5   11

Office and administrative support occupations

 3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 41 8 13 6 11   3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 3            

Construction and extraction occupations

 31 6 12 5 7    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 7       4    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 59 15 3   38   3

Production occupations

 8 6          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 51 9 3   36   3

Military specific occupations

 5            

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 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.