Table 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1999
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic
 Private industry 2
Goods producing Service producing
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Mining 3 Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities 3 Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services
  Total [15,940 cases] 100.0 -- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- 100.0
Sex:
  Men 61.7 -- 98.8 97.5 76.3 91.2 85.4 47.6 -- 30.9
  Women 37.9 -- 1.2 -- 23.5 4.8 14.6 52.4 -- 69.0
Age:
  14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  16 to 19 3.0 -- -- -- 2.7 -- 1.6 7.3 -- 1.9
  20 to 24 13.3 -- 2.9 20.0 11.8 8.2 8.0 18.6 -- 13.7
  25 to 34 25.2 -- 17.6 30.5 28.6 24.1 33.1 22.5 -- 23.5
  35 to 44 30.6 -- 29.6 29.1 29.3 28.1 38.9 29.6 -- 31.4
  45 to 54 20.4 -- 40.9 14.2 19.6 29.6 14.5 15.8 -- 20.6
  55 to 64 6.5 -- 5.8 5.2 7.2 9.4 3.9 5.4 -- 7.1
  65 and over 0.8 -- -- -- 0.5 -- -- -- -- 1.9
Occupation:
  Managerial and professional specialty 4.0 -- 2.1 6.5 0.8 1.2 0.9 2.2 -- 9.0
  Technical, sales, and administrative support 12.5 -- 0.4 -- 3.6 3.8 10.7 26.9 -- 14.8
  Service 25.1 -- -- -- 0.8 -- -- 35.5 -- 58.3
  Farming, forestry, and fishing 1.5 -- -- -- 1.1 -- -- 0.5 -- 1.0
  Precision production, craft, and repair 15.5 -- 53.1 43.8 14.6 16.3 13.2 8.7 -- 4.8
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers 41.3 -- 42.0 49.3 78.8 78.6 74.8 26.2 -- 12.0
Length of service with employer:
  Less than 3 months 11.5 -- 5.3 15.7 9.9 4.3 5.3 15.8 -- 12.5
  3 to 11 months 15.4 -- 13.7 13.2 12.5 8.7 10.6 21.9 -- 16.3
  1 to 5 years 35.2 -- 42.2 36.2 33.2 21.0 34.2 35.4 -- 37.3
  More than 5 years 28.3 -- 34.2 21.1 35.5 46.2 31.9 21.2 -- 24.8
  Not reported 9.6 -- 4.6 13.8 8.9 19.8 17.9 5.8 -- 9.1
Race or ethnic origin:
  White, non-Hispanic 68.9 -- 16.6 84.5 79.3 55.6 78.6 64.0 -- 76.4
  Black, non-Hispanic 1.5 -- -- -- 2.1 -- 1.2 1.7 -- 1.8
  Hispanic 0.1 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- -- --
  Asian or Pacific Islander -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  American Indian or Alaskan Native -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Not reported 29.5 -- 83.4 15.2 18.4 43.9 20.2 34.2 -- 21.6
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