Call Toll Free: 800-665-8945
Workplace Deaths Increase Slightly in North Carolina
Fifty-three North Carolina workers were killed on the job last year, three more than in 2010. The construction industry suffered the most casualties with 16. Many of the deaths were attributed to automobile accidents, being struck by equipment or debris, and falls. Wake county suffered the most deaths with six, followed by Mecklenburg with five. Four deaths were attributed to heat. North Carolina workers' compensation law provides death benefits for the dependents or next of kin of workers who are killed while on the job.
