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Private industry employers reported 67,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in North Carolina in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that North Carolina was among 12 states and the District of Columbia that had an incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) significantly less than the national rate of 2.7. (See Technical Note at the end of this release for more information about the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.)
North Carolina’s findings from the 2021 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses include:
TRC incidence rates in private industry ranged from 0.5 in financial activities to 3.2 in education and health services. (See table 1.)
Three supersectors, with 51 percent of private industry employment, accounted for 73 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses: trade, transportation, and utilities; education and health services; and manufacturing. (See table 2.)
In private industry, the TRC injury and illness incidence rate ranged from 0.8 for establishments employing fewer than 11 workers to 2.7 for establishments employing 50 to 999 workers. (See table 3.)
North Carolina’s private industry TRC rate of 2.2 in 2021 was similar to the 2020 rate of 2.1. (See table 4.)
Characteristic | United States | North Carolina | ||
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Number (in thousands) |
Rate (1) | Number (in thousands) |
Rate (1) | |
Total cases (2) |
2,607.9 | 2.7 | 67.7 | 2.2 |
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction |
1,617.3 | 1.7 | 40.5 | 1.3 |
Cases with days away from work |
1,062.7 | 1.1 | 24.6 | 0.8 |
Cases with job transfer or restriction |
554.6 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 0.5 |
Other recordable cases |
990.7 | 1.0 | 27.2 | 0.9 |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. |
Of the 67,700 private industry injury and illness cases reported in North Carolina, 40,500 were of a more severe nature, involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—commonly referred to as DART cases. These cases occurred at a rate of 1.3 cases per 100 full-time workers. Sixty-one percent of the DART cases in North Carolina were incidents that resulted in at least one day away from work, compared to 66 percent nationally. Other recordable cases (those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction) accounted for the remaining 27,200 cases in North Carolina, at a rate of 0.9. In comparison, the national rate for other recordable cases was 1.0.
In North Carolina, the manufacturing and the trade, transportation, and utilities supersectors had significant increases in the TRC and DART incidence rates from the previous year. The education and health services supersector had a significant decrease in its DART rate from the prior year. No other private industry supersector had a significant change in its TRC or DART rate from the previous year.
In 2021, 59,300 (87.6 percent) of private industry recordable injuries and illnesses were injuries. Workplace illnesses accounted for an additional 8,400 recordable cases.
State and local government injury and illness casesIn the state and local government sector in North Carolina, 16,000 injury and illness cases were reported in 2021, resulting in a rate of 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate was 4.5. Eighty-four percent of injuries and illnesses reported in North Carolina’s public sector occurred among local government workers.
State estimatesPrivate industry estimates are available for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2021. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 19 states than the national rate of 2.7 cases per 100 full-time workers, lower in 12 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 10 states. (See chart 1.) Caution should be taken when comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.
Occupational injuries and illnesses collected in the 2021 SOII include cases of COVID-19 when a worker was infected as a result of performing their work-related duties and met other recordkeeping criteria. COVID-19 is considered a respiratory illness under criteria established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a Federal/State cooperative program that publishes estimates on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. Each year, approximately 200,000 employers report for establishments in private industry and the public sector (state and local government). In-scope cases include work-related injuries or illnesses to workers who require medical care beyond first aid. See the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the entire recordkeeping guidelines. The SOII excludes all work–related fatalities as well as nonfatal work injuries and illnesses to the self–employed, to workers on farms with 10 or fewer employees, to private household workers, to volunteers, and to federal government workers. For more information on the scope and sampling methodology see the SOII Handbook of Methods.
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Industry (1) | Total recordable cases (2) | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2)(3) | Other recordable cases (2) | ||
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Total | Cases with days away from work (3) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government |
2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Private industry (4) |
2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Goods-producing |
2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
Construction |
1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Manufacturing |
2.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Service-providing |
2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (6) |
3.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Information |
- | - | - | - | - |
Financial activities |
0.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Professional and business services |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Education and health services |
3.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
State and local government |
3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
State government |
1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Local government |
3.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2) | Other recordable cases | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Cases with days away from work (2) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government |
83.8 | 49.0 | 29.3 | 19.7 | 34.8 |
Private industry (3) |
67.7 | 40.5 | 24.6 | 15.9 | 27.2 |
Goods-producing |
17.2 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Construction |
4.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Manufacturing |
12.4 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
Service-providing |
50.5 | 29.6 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 20.9 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (5) |
21.9 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Information |
- | - | - | - | - |
Financial activities |
1.3 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Professional and business services |
5.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Education and health services |
15.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
5.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
State and local government |
16.0 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 7.6 |
State government |
2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Local government |
13.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | All establishments (2) | Establishment employment size (workers) (2) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
All industries including state and local government |
2.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Private industry (3) |
2.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Goods-producing |
2.5 | - | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
2.6 | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | - | |
Construction |
1.8 | - | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
Manufacturing |
2.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Service-providing |
2.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (5) |
3.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
Information |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Financial activities |
0.5 | - | 2.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 |
Professional and business services |
1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Education and health services |
3.2 | - | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
1.9 | - | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.4 | - | 2.8 | 2.2 | - | - |
State and local government |
3.3 | - | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
State government |
1.8 | - | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Local government |
3.9 | - | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
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Note: Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | Total recordable cases (2) | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2)(3) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | |
All industries including state and local government |
2.2 | 2.4* | 1.3 | 1.4* |
Private industry (4) |
2.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Goods-producing |
2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6* |
2.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
Construction |
2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Manufacturing |
2.5 | 2.8* | 1.6 | 1.8* |
Service-providing |
2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (6) |
2.7 | 3.1* | 1.8 | 2.1* |
Information |
0.4 | - | 0.2 | - |
Financial activities |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Education and health services |
3.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6* |
Leisure and hospitality |
2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
State and local government |
3.0 | 3.3* | 1.7 | 1.7 |
State government |
1.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Local government |
3.5 | 3.9* | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Note: Dash indicates data not available. An asterisk (*) indicates a significant difference between the current year and prior year values, when testing at 95% confidence level. |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, December 08, 2022