| Table 9. Number of new cases of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry and category of illness, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Industry1 | SICcode2 | Number of illnesses by category | ||||||||||
| Total cases | Skin diseases or disorders | Dust diseases of the lungs | Respiratory conditions due to toxic agents | Poisoning | Disorders due to physical gents | Disorders associated with repeated trauma | All other occupational illnesses | |||||
| Private Industry3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing3 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Agricultural services | 07 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Mining5 | 0.4 | ( 4 ) | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Coal mining5 | 12 | 0.4 | ( 4 ) | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | |||
| Oil and gas extraction | 13 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Construction | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ||||
| General building contractors | 15 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Heavy construction, except building | 16 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Special trade contractors | 17 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||||
| Durable goods | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | 0.7 | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Lumber and wood products | 24 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | |||
| Stone, clay, and glass products | 32 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Primary metal industries | 33 | 0.5 | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | |||
| Fabricated metal products | 34 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | |||
| Industrial machinery and equipment | 35 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Electronic and other electric equipment | 36 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Transportation equipment | 37 | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | ( 4 ) | |||
| Instruments and related products | 38 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Nondurable goods | 0.3 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.3 | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Paper and allied products | 26 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Printing and publishing | 27 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Chemicals and allied products | 28 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Transportation and public utilities5 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Railroad transportation5 | 40 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Trucking and warehousing | 42 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Communications | 48 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 49 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 0.3 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wholesale trade | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | ||||
| Wholesale trade--durable goods | 50 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Wholesale trade--nondurable goods | 51 | 0.1 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Retail trade | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ||||
| Building materials and garden supplies | 52 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| General merchandise stores | 53 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Food stores | 54 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Automotive dealers and service stations | 55 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Apparel and accessory stores | 56 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Furniture and homefurnishings stores | 57 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Eating and drinking places | 58 | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Miscellaneous retail | 59 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | ||||
| Depository institutions | 60 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Real estate | 65 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Services | 0.3 | -- | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | -- | 0.1 | ||||
| Hotels and other lodging places | 70 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Business services | 73 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| Health services | 80 | 0.2 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | 0.1 | |||
| Engineering and management services | 87 | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | ( 4 ) | |||
| 1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. | mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining | |||||||||||
| 2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. | industries. | |||||||||||
| 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | ||||||||||||
| 4 Fewer than 50 cases. | NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. | |||||||||||
| 5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and | -- Indicates data not available. | |||||||||||
| nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS | ||||||||||||
| by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of | |||||||||||
| Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent | Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||