Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, North Carolina
Characteristic	2018
	Total fatal injuries	Event or exposure(1)
	Total fatal injuries	Violence and other injuries by persons or animals	Transpor- tation incidents	Fires and explosions	Falls, slips, trips	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	Contact with objects and equipment
Total	178	23	84	4	23	19	24

Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	153	20	77	3	16	18	18
Self-employed(3)	25	3	7	1	7		6

Gender
Women	16	3	8
Men	162	20	76	4	21	17	23

Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years	1
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years	21	3	11			3
25 to 34 years	24	2	10		4	6
35 to 44 years	25	2	15		3		3
45 to 54 years	36	8	15			4	4
55 to 64 years	41	4	20		6	3	7
65 years and over	29	3	12		6		7

Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	112	15	56		11	14	14
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	42	4	20		6	5	4
Hispanic or Latino	16		4		6		6
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4		4
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3	3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)
Multiple races (non-Hispanic)
Other races or not reported (non-Hispanic)

Occupation (SOC)(5)
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14	4	9
Management occupations	7	3	4
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			2
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations	45	6	18		8	5	7
Healthcare support occupations
Protective service occupations	15	2	11
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	23		6		7	3	7
Personal care and service occupations	2	1
Sales and office occupations	13	6	3
Sales and related occupations	7	4
Office and administrative support occupations	6				1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	51	3	18		9	6	13
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	4
Construction and extraction occupations	26		11		8		3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	21		5	1		4	8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	51	3	35		3	4	4
Production occupations	5
Transportation and material moving occupations	46	3	33			3	4
Military occupations(6)	4	1

Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	158	21	70	4	22	16	24
Goods producing	58	5	23		9	6	13
Natural resources and mining	11		7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11		7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	30		11		9	4	4
Manufacturing	17		5				7
Service providing	100	16	47		13	10	11
Trade, transportation, and utilities	44	5	27			6	3
Wholesale trade	5		3
Retail trade	8	3				3
Transportation and warehousing	31		23
Utilities
Information			2
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services	31	3	11		7	3	7
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	29		10		7	3	7
Educational and health services	5
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	4		1
Leisure and hospitality	6	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1	1
Accommodation and food services	5	3
Other services, except public administration	9		3	1
Government(8)	20	2	14			3
Federal government	5	1
State government	3	1
Local government	12		10
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 2.01 implemented for 2011 data forward. (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, and may include some owners of incorporated businesses or members of partnerships. (4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The race categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. (6) Includes fatal injuries to persons identified as resident armed forces regardless of individual occupation listed. (7) CFOI has used several versions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) since 2003 to define industry. For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. (9) Includes fatal injuries at all establishments categorized as Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (Sector 21) in the North American Industry Classification System, including establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
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. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.