Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 1998
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry2				SIC code3	1998 Annual average employ-ment4 (000's)	Injuries and Illnesses				Injuries
						Total cases	Lost workday cases		Cases without lost workdays	Total cases	Lost workday cases		Cases without lost workdays
							Total5	With days away from work6			Total5	With days away from work6
Private Industry6					544.3	38.1	19.2	16.7	18.9	35.6	18.2	15.9	17.4
	Agriculture, forestry, and fishing6				4.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2
			Agricultural services	07	3.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	--	0.3	0.1	0.1	--
	Mining7				23.6	2.1	1.5	1.5	0.6	1.8	1.4	1.3	0.4
			Coal mining7	12	18.8	1.8	1.3	1.3	0.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	0.3
			Oil and gas extraction	13	3.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Construction				34.3	2.8	1.2	1.2	1.6	2.7	1.2	1.2	1.5
			General building contractors	15	10.5	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4
			Heavy construction, except building	16	7.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
			Special trade contractors	17	16.2	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.8
	Manufacturing				82.3	10.2	5.6	4.3	4.6	8.8	5.0	3.9	3.9
		Durable goods			48.8	7.8	4.2	3.1	3.6	6.7	3.8	2.9	2.9
			Lumber and wood products	24	10.3	1.7	1.0	0.9	0.7	1.6	1.0	0.9	0.6
			Stone, clay, and glass products	32	6.3	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.3
			Primary metal industries	33	11.6	2.5	1.0	0.6	1.4	1.9	1.0	0.6	1.0
			Fabricated metal products	34	6.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.3
			Industrial machinery and equipment	35	6.0	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.4
			Electronic and other electric equipment	36	1.8	0.2	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.2	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
			Transportation equipment	37	3.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1
			Instruments and related products	38	1.7	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
		Nondurable goods			--	2.5	1.4	1.1	1.1	2.1	1.2	1.0	0.9
			Paper and allied products	26	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Printing and publishing	27	5.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Chemicals and allied products	28	14.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
	Transportation and public utilities7				35.2	2.8	1.5	1.4	1.3	2.8	1.5	1.4	1.2
			Railroad transportation7	40	--	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
			Trucking and warehousing	42	11.0	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6
			Communications	48	8.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	10.7	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.3
	Wholesale and retail trade				162.9	9.8	4.9	4.5	4.9	9.5	4.8	4.4	4.7
		Wholesale trade			31.1	2.1	1.3	1.1	0.9	2.0	1.2	1.1	0.8
			Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	19.4	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.5
			Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	11.7	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.3
		Retail trade			131.8	7.7	3.6	3.3	4.0	7.5	3.6	3.3	3.9
			Building materials and garden supplies	52	6.3	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.4
			General merchandise stores	53	18.1	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.9
			Food stores	54	22.7	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.6
			Automotive dealers and service stations	55	16.9	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.4
			Apparel and accessory stores	56	5.0	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
			Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	4.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Eating and drinking places	58	44.0	2.5	1.2	1.1	1.3	2.4	1.2	1.1	1.2
			Miscellaneous retail	59	14.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
	Finance, insurance, and real estate				26.4	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3
			Depository institutions	60	11.6	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
			Real estate	65	5.0	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
	Services				175.2	9.5	4.3	3.7	5.3	9.2	4.2	3.6	5.1
			Hotels and other lodging places	70	9.5	0.6	0.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
			Business services	73	28.0	0.8	0.5	0.4	--	--	--	0.4	--
			Health services	80	70.6	5.7	3.1	2.8	2.6	5.6	3.1	2.7	2.5
			Engineering and management services	87	11.3	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately.						by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.						Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily						Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from
from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program. Employment in						the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.
private households (SIC 88) is excluded.						8 Fewer than 50 cases.
4 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted
work activity, or both.						NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
5 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from						-- Indicates data not available.
work with or without restricted work activity.
6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.						SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and						Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS						participating State agencies.

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