title: Occupational injury in North Carolina.
abstract: In 2008,161 North Carolina workers died from work-related injuries, 3,324 were hospitalized, and 119,000 reported work-related injuries. Workers' compensation costs in the state exceeded $1.3 billion in 2007. Concerted efforts by the private and public sectors will be needed to reach goals to reduce the incidence of occupational injuries.
authors.affiliation: Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. dcastillo@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Dawn N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014942:Workers' Compensation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*