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		 2008
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

 87 12 10 13 36   14
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

66 6 7 11 30   10

Self Employed (3)

21 6 3   6   4
 

Sex

  

Men

 81 12 10 10 35   13

Women

 6     3      
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 6       3    

25-34

 14 3   4 5    

35-44

 14     3 6    

45-54

 25 3   3 10   6

55-64

 19       9   4

65 and older

 9   3   3    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 58 7 7 10 22   11

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 21 4     10   3

Hispanic or Latino

 8       4    

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) 2008
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 87 66 21 81 6
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 12 6 6 12  

Struck by object

 8 3 5 8  

Struck by falling object

 5   5 5  

Caught in equipment or object

 3     3  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 10 7 3 10  

Fall to lower level

 10 7 3 10  

Fall from ladder

 4     4  

Fall from roof

 3     3  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 13 11   10 3

Contact with electric current

 6 6   5  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 3        

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 36 30 6 35  

Highway transportation incident

 25 20 5 25  

Collision between vehicles

 10 9   10  

Non-collision highway incident

          

Non-highway transportation incident

          

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 5 5   5  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 14 10 4 13  

Homicides

 10 6 4 9  

Homicides - shooting

 9 6 3 8  

Self-inflicted injuries

 3 3   3  

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, South Carolina
Selected industries (1) 2008
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

 87 12 10 13 36   14
 

Private industry

 77 12 10 13 30   11

Goods Producing

 31 8 9 7 6    

Natural resources and mining

 7 5          

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 7 5          

Mining

              

Construction

 17   7 5 4    

Manufacturing

 7            

Service providing

 46 4   6 24   10

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 25       19   4

Wholesale trade

 4            

Retail trade

 5       3    

Transportation and warehousing

 16       15    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 5            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 6            

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 5            

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 6            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 5            

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

10       6   3

Federal

 3            

State

              

Local

 5       3    

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, South Carolina
Selected occupations (1) 2008
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

 87 12 10 13 36   14
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 6            

Management occupations

              

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

 3            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 10       4   3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 4            

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 3            

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 11       3   6

Sales and related occupations

 9           5

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 27 9 6 5 6    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 6 5          

Construction and extraction occupations

 14   6   4    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 7            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 31     6 20    

Production occupations

 3            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 28     5 19    

Military specific occupations

              

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.