Southeast - Workplace Fatal Injuries

Table 1. Fatal occupational injuries by detailed event or exposure in the United States and Southeast, 2010 (p)
Event or exposure (1)	United States	Alabama	Florida	Georgia	Kentucky	Mississippi	North Carolina	South Carolina	Tennessee
Total	4,547	86	215	82	68	68	134	65	137
Transportation incidents	1,766	30	88	18	30	35	43	29	50
Highway	968	13	55	6	12	17	18	20	33
Nonhighway	272	4	8	4	7	4	7		8
Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle, mobile equipment	277	10	12	6	6	9	13	4	4
Aircraft	151		6
Assaults and violent acts	808	20	46	23	3	9	31	12	15
Self-inflicted injuries	258	3	9				10	4	4
Homicides	506	16	35	22		7	20	8	8
Contact with objects and equipment	732	16	19	16	20	7	23	4	31
Struck by object or equipment	402	7	13	6	16	5	13		23
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	224	7	5	8	3		8		8
Falls	635	13	32	15	7	10	22	11	21
Fall to lower level	515	13	21	13	4	10	21	7	19
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	409	4	28	6	4	6	15	6	13
Contact with electric current	163		12	4	4		6		4
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances	139		6				7	3	6
Oxygen deficiency	60		6
Fires and explosions	187			4	4			3	5
Footnotes (1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System. (p) preliminary
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.

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