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Table 6. Incidence rates1for
nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2
per 10,000 full-time workers for selected 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] |
337.5 |
-- |
556.1 |
419.5 |
353.5 |
307.0 |
325.6 |
374.2 |
-- |
313.0 |
| Nature of injury, illness: |
| |
Sprains, strains |
160.1 |
-- |
235.5 |
141.8 |
149.6 |
140.6 |
182.0 |
154.6 |
-- |
182.5 |
| |
Bruises, contusions |
28.0 |
-- |
46.8 |
-- |
32.3 |
21.0 |
39.2 |
35.9 |
-- |
25.7 |
| |
Cuts, lacerations |
22.9 |
-- |
20.6 |
39.6 |
20.9 |
9.4 |
5.7 |
51.0 |
-- |
13.3 |
| |
Fractures |
23.4 |
-- |
54.3 |
43.4 |
31.4 |
12.3 |
23.4 |
26.0 |
-- |
14.5 |
| |
Heat burns |
4.8 |
-- |
4.1 |
-- |
1.9 |
-- |
-- |
14.9 |
-- |
2.9 |
| |
Carpal tunnel
syndrome |
3.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8.8 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
-- |
-- |
2.3 |
| |
Tendonitis |
1.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.7 |
-- |
3.2 |
-- |
-- |
1.1 |
| |
Chemical burns |
1.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.0 |
-- |
1.2 |
| |
Amputations |
1.3 |
-- |
6.8 |
-- |
3.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| |
Multiple injuries |
14.9 |
-- |
28.1 |
50.0 |
16.4 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
14.4 |
-- |
11.5 |
| Part of body affected: |
| |
Head |
18.7 |
-- |
31.6 |
55.6 |
20.1 |
13.0 |
9.6 |
16.3 |
-- |
16.6 |
| |
Eye |
10.6 |
-- |
7.6 |
52.4 |
13.4 |
-- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
-- |
8.6 |
| |
Neck |
7.5 |
-- |
12.4 |
-- |
5.4 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
4.8 |
-- |
9.8 |
| |
Trunk |
140.1 |
-- |
219.3 |
144.2 |
131.2 |
174.6 |
149.1 |
152.4 |
-- |
131.2 |
| |
Shoulder |
19.5 |
-- |
14.7 |
-- |
14.8 |
15.2 |
24.0 |
21.1 |
-- |
25.5 |
| |
Back |
98.2 |
-- |
158.9 |
108.2 |
94.2 |
133.2 |
102.7 |
103.4 |
-- |
89.4 |
| |
Upper extremities |
78.0 |
-- |
87.5 |
86.0 |
110.4 |
44.7 |
41.8 |
107.0 |
-- |
66.9 |
| |
Wrist |
14.5 |
-- |
12.4 |
-- |
25.7 |
10.9 |
6.5 |
14.5 |
-- |
13.7 |
| |
Hand, except finger |
13.6 |
-- |
13.3 |
-- |
16.0 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
25.4 |
-- |
10.4 |
| |
Finger |
27.3 |
-- |
41.3 |
51.2 |
44.6 |
11.8 |
15.7 |
40.2 |
-- |
13.0 |
| |
Lower extremities |
66.8 |
-- |
145.7 |
91.9 |
68.0 |
48.5 |
102.5 |
64.5 |
-- |
55.7 |
| |
Knee |
24.0 |
-- |
49.2 |
25.8 |
27.5 |
14.5 |
34.3 |
22.1 |
-- |
22.3 |
| |
Foot, except toe |
9.9 |
-- |
17.4 |
-- |
11.9 |
11.2 |
30.6 |
11.5 |
-- |
4.2 |
| |
Toe |
3.3 |
-- |
2.3 |
-- |
5.0 |
-- |
4.5 |
7.0 |
-- |
1.2 |
| |
Body systems |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| |
Multiple parts |
24.3 |
-- |
57.5 |
-- |
15.6 |
16.7 |
12.0 |
28.7 |
-- |
31.5 |
| Source of injury, illness: |
| |
Chemicals and
chemical products |
7.9 |
-- |
85.8 |
-- |
4.6 |
5.2 |
-- |
4.6 |
-- |
3.9 |
| |
Containers |
44.2 |
-- |
22.2 |
-- |
48.2 |
31.9 |
87.8 |
95.4 |
-- |
18.3 |
| |
Furniture and
fixtures |
9.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6.9 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
18.9 |
-- |
11.1 |
| |
Machinery |
25.2 |
-- |
70.6 |
19.8 |
36.1 |
-- |
18.6 |
43.0 |
-- |
9.9 |
| |
Parts and materials |
37.9 |
-- |
70.3 |
108.1 |
77.6 |
48.4 |
35.2 |
25.3 |
-- |
9.9 |
| |
Worker motion
or position |
64.4 |
-- |
28.3 |
87.3 |
89.3 |
45.7 |
74.2 |
54.2 |
-- |
68.8 |
| |
Floors, walkways,
ground surfaces |
41.4 |
-- |
70.9 |
30.6 |
24.2 |
61.0 |
47.8 |
49.1 |
-- |
43.1 |
| |
Tools, instruments,
and equipment |
19.7 |
-- |
28.6 |
37.1 |
17.2 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
36.5 |
-- |
12.5 |
| |
Vehicles |
21.4 |
-- |
58.4 |
27.5 |
14.5 |
52.8 |
27.1 |
19.5 |
-- |
14.1 |
| |
Health care
patient |
26.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
85.4 |
| Event or exposure: |
| |
Contact with
objects and equipment |
99.9 |
-- |
214.9 |
177.4 |
126.8 |
49.9 |
81.4 |
131.9 |
-- |
63.7 |
| |
Struck by object |
54.1 |
-- |
115.5 |
101.0 |
68.5 |
24.8 |
45.8 |
84.9 |
-- |
24.1 |
| |
Struck against object |
29.9 |
-- |
51.7 |
61.3 |
32.6 |
17.6 |
28.7 |
34.0 |
-- |
24.8 |
| |
Caught in equipment or
object |
13.1 |
-- |
44.8 |
-- |
23.5 |
-- |
6.5 |
8.2 |
-- |
12.4 |
| |
Fall to lower
level |
13.6 |
-- |
28.1 |
33.2 |
6.9 |
24.4 |
24.7 |
7.9 |
-- |
11.1 |
| |
Fall to same
level |
32.0 |
-- |
43.4 |
-- |
20.7 |
44.0 |
28.8 |
46.5 |
-- |
33.7 |
| |
Slips, trips,
loss of balance--without fall |
7.3 |
-- |
16.3 |
-- |
5.6 |
3.8 |
12.0 |
6.7 |
-- |
9.6 |
| |
Overexertion |
97.4 |
-- |
166.5 |
74.8 |
93.8 |
102.8 |
105.9 |
107.4 |
-- |
96.8 |
| |
Overexertion in lifting |
52.9 |
-- |
67.3 |
44.8 |
52.2 |
24.2 |
63.3 |
75.4 |
-- |
50.1 |
| |
Repetitive
motion |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.6 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
-- |
-- |
2.6 |
| |
Exposure to
harmful substances |
11.9 |
-- |
18.8 |
-- |
8.6 |
7.6 |
4.6 |
21.5 |
-- |
10.8 |
| |
Transportation
accidents |
6.4 |
-- |
20.8 |
-- |
4.3 |
20.0 |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
5.5 |
| |
Fires and explosions |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| |
Assaults and
violent acts by person |
5.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19.1 |
| 1 Incidence
rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time
workers and were |
4 Data conforming
to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
and |
| calculated as: (N/EH)
x 20,000,000 where |
for employers in railroad
transportation are 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
and illnesses |
Independent mining contractors
are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries. |
| EH = total hours worked
by all employees during calendar year |
|
| 20,000,000 = base for
10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, |
NOTE: Dashes indicate
data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of |
| 50 weeks per year). |
nonclassifiable responses,
data may not sum to the totals. |
| |
|
| 2 Days away
from work cases include those which result in days away from work with
or without |
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries |
| restricted work activity. |
and Illnesses in cooperation
with participating State agencies. |
| 3 Excludes
farms with fewer than 11 employees. |
|