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		 2009
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

 129 17 18 9 51 9 25
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

104 12 13 8 42 9 20

Self Employed (3)

25 5 5   9   5
 

Sex

  

Men

 119 17 18 9 47 6 22

Women

 10       4   3
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 7       4    

20-24

 8            

25-34

 18 3 4   5   4

35-44

 19 3   3 6   4

45-54

 36 4 5 3 15   7

55-64

 23 3 4   11   3

65 and older

 18   3   9   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 86 12 11 6 38 5 14

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 23       10   5

Hispanic or Latino

 12 4 6        

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 6           5

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) 2009
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 129 104 25 119 10
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 17 12 5 17  

Struck by object

 7 5   7  

Struck by falling object

 4     4  

Caught in equipment or object

 7 4 3 7  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 4 3   4  

Falls

 18 13 5 18  

Fall to lower level

 16 11 5 16  

Fall from ladder

 3     3  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 9 8   9  

Contact with electric current

 3 3   3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 5 4   5  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 51 42 9 47 4

Highway transportation incident

 34 28 6 31 3

Collision between vehicles

 13 8 5 10 3

Non-collision highway incident

 5 5   5  

Non-highway transportation incident

          

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 7 6   6  

Aircraft incident

 5 5   5  

Fires and explosions

 9 9   6  

Assaults and violent acts

 25 20 5 22 3

Homicides

 18 16   15 3

Homicides - shooting

 16 14   15  

Self-inflicted injuries

 7 4 3 7  

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) 2009
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

 129 17 18 9 51 9 25
 

Private industry

 111 15 17 8 42 9 20

Goods Producing

 51 10 9 5 20   3

Natural resources and mining

 13 3     10    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 13 3     10    

Mining

              

Construction

 22 4 9 3 4    

Manufacturing

 16 3     6    

Service providing

 60 5 8 3 22 5 17

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 27   3   16   5

Wholesale trade

 4            

Retail trade

 8       3    

Transportation and warehousing

 15       12    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 9            

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 7            

Education and health services

 5       3    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 4            

Leisure and hospitality

 13           8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 5            

Accommodation and food services

 8           8

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

18       9   5

Federal

 6            

State

              

Local

 10       6   3

Footnotes
(1) Industry data from 2003 to 2008 are classified using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Industry data after 2008 are classified using the 2007 NAICS.
(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) 2009
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

 129 17 18 9 51 9 25
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 17       7   7

Management occupations

 14       6   5

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     7   10

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 11       5   5

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 3           3

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 9            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8       3   3

Sales and related occupations

 7           3

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 33 8 10 4 8    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 6       4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 17 4 7        

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 10   3   3    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 41 3 3   24 7  

Production occupations

 14 3       7  

Transportation and material moving occupations

 27       22    

Military specific occupations

 6            

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.