Table 7. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected 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
			Bituminous coal and lignite mining7		122	17.9	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
			Residential building construction		152	6.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2
			Nonresidential building construction		154	4.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
		Heavy construction, except building			16	7.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
			Highway and street construction		161	1.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Heavy construction, except highway		162	6.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
		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
			Trucking and courier services, except air		421	10.7	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
				Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies	501	3.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
			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
				Department stores	531	15.4	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.4	0.8
				Variety stores	533	2.0	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
				Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	539	0.8	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
			Food stores		54	22.7	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.6
				Grocery stores	541	21.6	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.5	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
			Nursing and personal care facilities		805	11.7	2.5	1.5	1.3	1.0	2.5	1.5	1.3	1.0
			Hospitals		806	34.2	3.1	1.6	1.4	1.5	3.0	1.5	1.3	1.4
		Engineering and management services			87	11.3	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately.							Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent
2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.							mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily							industries.
from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program. Employment in							8 Fewer than 50 cases.
private households (SIC 88) is excluded.
4 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted							NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
work activity, or both.							n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
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.
7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and							SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS							Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the							participating State agencies.

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