Table 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry division and number of days away from work, 1999
West Virginia--private industry
 Characteristic Total cases Percent of cases involving Median days away from work
1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 days or more
Private industry 2 [15,940 cases] 100.0 13.2 11.0 19.5 14.7 11.6 4.8 25.1 7
Goods producing:
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Mining 3 100.0 4.4 5.0 9.2 9.8 9.2 6.0 56.4 43
  Construction 100.0 12.1 9.3 16.6 22.7 14.4 1.9 23.0 7
  Manufacturing 100.0 13.1 10.9 19.3 12.0 8.9 5.7 30.1 8
  Durable goods 100.0 14.4 9.8 19.6 11.7 6.7 6.0 31.8 8
  Nondurable goods 100.0 10.4 13.3 18.5 12.5 13.4 5.2 26.7 8
Service producing:
  Transportation and public utilities 3 100.0 12.9 6.8 12.9 32.0 9.8 2.3 23.2 8
  Wholesale trade 100.0 11.0 15.7 20.1 12.3 11.8 3.4 25.6 7
  Retail trade 100.0 17.8 12.3 19.1 14.6 12.6 4.2 19.5 6
  Finance, insurance, and real estate -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Services 100.0 13.4 12.6 24.6 11.3 12.6 6.1 19.4 5
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.   

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick