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Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected characteristics, by major event or exposure, North Carolina
Characteristic	2021
	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	179		62		29	38	25
Employee status
Wage and salary(2)	151		55		17	35
Self-employed(3)	28		7		12	3
Gender
Women	15					5
Men	164				28	33	25
Age
Under 16 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years	31		11			14	3
35 to 44 years	30		7		6	7	6
45 to 54 years	37		9		6	11
55 to 64 years	37		14		9		5
65 years and over	30		13				7
Race or ethnic origin(4)
White (non-Hispanic)	105		37		18	19
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	35		16			8
Hispanic or Latino	33				7	8	6
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)
Asian (non-Hispanic)
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
Management occupations	14		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	1
Legal occupations
Educational instruction and library occupations
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Service occupations			12		8
Healthcare support occupations	3
Protective service occupations	11
Food preparation and serving related occupations	6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	18		4		4		7
Personal care and service occupations
Sales and office occupations	7
Sales and related occupations	7
Office and administrative support occupations
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	56					15	8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	5
Construction and extraction occupations	30				9	9	6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	21		6		5	6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	53		28			14
Production occupations	15					8	4
Transportation and material moving occupations	38		28			6
Military occupations(6)
Industry (NAICS)(7)
Private industry(8)	158		50		27	36	24
Goods producing
Natural resources and mining	11		4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	11		4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction(9)
Construction	41		8		13	12	6
Manufacturing	16		3			6	3
Service providing(10)
Trade, transportation, and utilities			20
Wholesale trade	7					3
Retail trade	6
Transportation and warehousing	20		15
Utilities
Information
Financial activities	3
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing	3
Professional and business services						7	6
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services	22		4		3	7	6
Educational and health services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance	3
Leisure and hospitality	13		4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	4
Accommodation and food services	9		4
Other services, except public administration	8		3
Government(8)	21		12
Federal government	8		4
State government
Local government	13		8
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. Cases where employee status is unknown are included in the counts of wage and salary workers. (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 Hispanics and Latinos. Cases where ethnicity is unknown are included in counts of non-Hispanic workers. (5) CFOI has used several versions of the Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) system since 2003 to define occupation. For complete information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where occupation is unknown are included in the total. (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 complete information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our definitions page. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts. (8) Includes all fatal occupational injuries meeting this ownership criterion across all specified years, regardless of industry classification system. Cases where ownership is unknown are included in private industry counts. Cases classified as foreign government and other government are included in all government counts, but not displayed separately. (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. (10) Cases where industry is unknown are included in the service sector counts.
Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/census-of-fatal-occupational-injuries-definitions.htm. 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.