Table 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1998
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic Private industry 2 Goods producing Service producing
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 Mining 3 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services
  Total 16,678 100 1,462 1,171 4,257 1,398 1,147 3,314 105 3,726
Sex:
  Men 11,150 75 1,455 1,167 3,434 1,221 1,088 1,731 37 943
  Women 5,482 24 7 -- 822 132 59 1,583 69 2,782
Age:
  14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  16 to 19 536 14 -- 18 151 -- 41 275 -- --
  20 to 24 2,019 15 49 113 606 122 74 684 11 344
  25 to 34 4,898 40 158 319 1,395 378 339 945 32 1,292
  35 to 44 4,897 -- 503 454 1,053 650 374 801 23 1,017
  45 to 54 3,047 8 543 148 793 195 233 403 27 697
  55 to 64 1,098 -- 142 117 241 51 86 135 11 316
  65 and over 122 -- -- -- 18 -- -- 71 -- --
Occupation:
  Managerial and professional specialty 722 -- 29 -- 34 -- 62 114 17 460
  Technical, sales, and administrative support 2,341 18 8 -- 299 180 127 1,100 50 558
  Service 3,541 -- -- -- 82 38 14 1,072 13 2,321
  Farming, forestry, and fishing 193 78 -- -- 33 -- 53 -- -- --
  Precision production, craft, and repair 2,490 -- 730 411 593 206 229 246 -- 75
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers 7,322 -- 647 746 3,216 968 654 780 26 282
Length of service with employer:
  Less than 3 months 1,565 8 88 133 349 99 119 569 36 164
  3 to 11 months 2,693 32 138 241 616 237 161 690 -- 573
  1 to 5 years 5,307 37 567 335 1,524 379 340 1,055 21 1,048
  More than 5 years 5,677 -- 570 424 1,437 418 518 834 43 1,411
  Not reported 1,437 -- 99 -- 331 265 10 166 -- 529
Race or ethnic origin:
  White, non-Hispanic 11,240 63 134 1,101 3,190 1,017 975 2,426 78 2,256
  Black, non-Hispanic 263 -- -- -- 62 -- 58 66 -- 56
  Hispanic 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Asian or Pacific Islander 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  American Indian or Alaskan Native 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Not reported 5,142 33 1,328 50 992 375 113 823 20 1,410
 
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without  NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of 
restricted work activity.  nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. 
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.   
3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries 
for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health  and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of   
Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal   
industries.   

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