Leading industries by number of fatal occupational injuries and intentionality among older workers (age 55+ years), North Carolina (2000–2017)
| Unintentional | Intentional | ||||
| Industry | Deaths | Rate/105
person years | Industry | Deaths | Rate/105
person years |
| Construction | 81 | 9.9 (7.9, 12.2) | Retail | 8 | 0.7 (0.4, 1.4) |
| Agriculture | 72 | 23.7 (18.8, 29.8) | Grocery/food | 8 | 3.3 (1.6, 6.5) |
| Transport bus/truck | 66 | 21.4 (16.8, 27.2) | Gas/service stations | 6 | 18.5 (8.3, 41.2) |
| Retail | 19 | 1.7 (1.1, 2.7) | Construction | 4 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.3) |
| Wholesale | 18 | 3.9 (2.4, 6.1) | Eating/drinking places | 4 | 1.4 (0.5, 3.6) |
| Forestry | 17 | 65.6 (40.8, 105.6) | Justice/public safety | 4 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) |
| Professional services | 14 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | Transport/taxi | 3 | 20.1 (6.5, 62.3) |
| Automotive sales/service repair | 10 | 1.9 (2.8, 8.4) | Transport/bus/truck | 3 | 1.0 (0.3, 3.0) |
| Warehouse storage/transport | 8 | 7.5 (3.8, 15.0) | Automotive sales/service repair | 3 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.8) |
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.