Leading industries by rate of fatal occupational injury and Intentionality among older workers (age 55+ years), North Carolina (2000–2017)
Unintentional | Intentional | ||
Industry | Rate/105
Person years | Industry | Rate/105
Person years |
Forestry | 65.6 (40.8, 105.6) | Transport/taxi | 20.1 (6.5, 62.3) |
Fishing/hunting/trapping | 55.8 (18.0, 172.8) | Gas/service stations | 18.5 (8.3, 41.2) |
Wood buildings/mobile home manufacturing | 26.6 (6.7, 106.2) | Grocery/food stores | 3.3 (1.6, 6.5) |
Agriculture | 23.7 (18.8, 29.8) | Justice/public safety | 2.1 (0.8, 5.6) |
Transport/bus/truck | 21.4 (16.8, 27.2) | Automotive sales/service repair | 1.9 (0.8, 4.5) |
Transport/taxi | 13.4 (3.4, 53.5) | Warehouse storage/transport | 1.9 (0.5, 7.5) |
Stone/clay/glass/concrete manufacturing | 10.3 (4.6, 23.0) | Stone/clay/glass/concrete manufacturing | 1.7 (0.2, 12.2) |
Construction | 9.8 (7.9, 12.2) | Eating/drinking places | 1.4 (0.5, 3.6) |
Warehouse storage/transport | 7.5 (3.8, 15.0) | Lodging | 1.1 (0.2, 7.8) |
Data are presented as rates per 100 000 worker years (95% CI).
Intentional deaths denote purposeful intent to cause harm or death, that is, homicide and suicide.