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		 2010
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

 139 24 22 15 47   31
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

110 17 17 10 42   24

Self Employed (3)

29 7 5 5 5   7
 

Sex

  

Men

 127 24 20 13 46   24

Women

 12           7
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 4            

20-24

 11       5   3

25-34

 29 4 7 5 5   8

35-44

 23 7 3 4 6   3

45-54

 31 5 3 4 14   5

55-64

 27   6   11   8

65 and older

 14 4 3   4   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 92 15 18 11 27   21

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 29 4     15   7

Hispanic or Latino

 13 4         3

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, North Carolina
Event or exposure (1) 2010
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 139 110 29 127 12
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 24 17 7 24  

Struck by object

 13 10 3 13  

Struck by falling object

 9 8   9  

Caught in equipment or object

 9 6 3 9  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 22 17 5 20  

Fall to lower level

 21 16 5 20  

Fall from ladder

 3 3   3  

Fall from roof

 6 6   6  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 15 10 5 13  

Contact with electric current

 6 4   6  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 6 3 3 4  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 47 42 5 46  

Highway transportation incident

 20 19   20  

Collision between vehicles

 10 10   10  

Non-collision highway incident

          

Non-highway transportation incident

 7 4 3 7  

Overturned, non-highway

 4     4  

Struck by vehicle

 13 13   12  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 31 24 7 24 7

Homicides

 20 15 5 15 5

Homicides - shooting

 17 12 5 12 5

Self-inflicted injuries

 10 8   8  

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) 2010
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

 139 24 22 15 47   31
 

Private industry

 122 23 21 14 40   24

Goods Producing

 42 9 12 8 13    

Natural resources and mining

 11 3     6    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 11 3     6    

Mining

              

Construction

 26 5 10 6 5    

Manufacturing

 5            

Service providing

 80 14 9 6 27   24

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 37 5 4   13   13

Wholesale trade

 10 3     3    

Retail trade

 12           9

Transportation and warehousing

 15       10    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 23 6 4   10    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 3            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 20 6 3   9    

Education and health services

 5            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 4            

Leisure and hospitality

 7           5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 7           5

Other services

 6            

Government (3)

17       7   7

Federal

 4            

State

 6       3    

Local

 7           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) 2010
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

 139 24 22 15 47   31
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 13   3   5   4

Management occupations

 6           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

 3            

Service occupations

 29 5 3 5 8   8

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 7           4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 3            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 16 5 3   5    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 13           10

Sales and related occupations

 11           9

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 47 11 12 7 12   5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 8       5    

Construction and extraction occupations

 24 6 8 5 4    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 15 3 3   3   4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 34 6 3   21    

Production occupations

 4            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 30 5     19    

Military specific occupations

 3            

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.