Table 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division and employment size, 1998
West Virginia
Industry division All establishments Establishment employment size (workers)
1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 999 1,000 or more
Private industry2 7.4 4.0 7.2 9.6 5.3 9.0
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 10.4 -- 13.0 -- -- --
  Mining3 7.5 -- 7.6 7.3 6.7 --
  Construction 9.1 11.1 8.9 8.5 1.1 --
  Manufacturing 10.8 -- 14.8 11.5 7.0 10.9
    Durable goods 13.8 10.7 19.6 13.6 9.6 14.3
    Nondurable goods 6.4 ( 4 ) 3.4 9.5 3.2 5.2
  Transportation and public utilities3 7.2 5.3 11.2 6.9 -- --
  Wholesale and retail trade 7.5 3.1 7.4 9.6 -- --
    Wholesale trade 6.9 -- 6.1 10.4 -- --
    Retail trade 7.7 -- 8.0 9.5 -- --
  Finance, insurance, and real estate 1.6 -- 1.6 -- -- --
  Services 6.1 -- -- 11.2 -- 8.2
 
1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are
workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
  of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
N = number of injuries  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal
EH = total hours worked by all employees during  mining industries.
the calendar year 4 Incidence rate less than 0.05.
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers  
' (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).  -- Indicates data not available.
   
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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