Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 1999
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1			SIC code2	1999 Annual average employ-ment3 (000's)	Injuries and Illnesses				Injuries
					Total cases	Lost workday cases		Cases without lost work- days	Total cases	Lost workday cases		Cases without lost work- days
						Total4	With days away from work5			Total4	With days away from work5
Private Industry6				548.1	33.9	18.5	15.9	15.5	32.4	17.9	15.5	14.5
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing6				4.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	--	0.3	0.1	0.1	--
	Agricultural services		07	3.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
Mining7				21.4	1.8	1.3	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.1	1.1	0.4
	Coal mining7		12	16.5	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.4	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.2
	Oil and gas extraction		13	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1
Construction				33.6	2.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	2.4	1.3	1.2	1.1
	General building contractors		15	10.6	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.5
	Heavy construction, except building		16	7.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.2
	Special trade contractors		17	15.9	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.3
Manufacturing				81.5	8.5	4.2	2.9	4.3	7.6	3.9	2.7	3.7
	Durable goods			--	6.1	2.9	1.9	3.1	5.6	2.8	1.8	2.8
		Lumber and wood products	24	10.8	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.5
		Stone, clay, and glass products	32	6.3	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.4
		Primary metal industries	33	10.7	1.7	0.7	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.7
		Fabricated metal products	34	6.1	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.5
		Industrial machinery and equipment	35	5.9	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4
		Electronic and other electric equipment	36	1.8	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
		Transportation equipment	37	3.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
		Instruments and related products	38	1.5	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
	Nondurable goods			--	2.5	1.3	0.9	1.2	2.1	1.1	0.8	0.9
		Apparel and other textile products	23	1.2	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
		Paper and allied products	26	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
		Printing and publishing	27	5.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
		Chemicals and allied products	28	14.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
		Leather and leather products	31	--	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Transportation and public utilities7				34.9	2.1	1.3	1.2	0.7	2.0	1.3	1.1	0.7
	Railroad transportation7		40	--	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
	Trucking and warehousing		42	11.4	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.3	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.3
	Communications		48	8.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
	Electric, gas, and sanitary services		49	10.0	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2
Wholesale and retail trade				163.4	9.9	5.2	4.7	4.7	9.9	5.2	4.7	4.7
	Wholesale trade			31.0	2.0	1.2	1.0	0.8	2.0	1.2	1.0	0.8
		Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	18.9	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.4
		Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	12.0	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.4
	Retail trade			132.5	7.9	4.1	3.7	3.8	7.9	4.1	3.7	3.8
		Building materials and garden supplies	52	6.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
		General merchandise stores	53	19.4	1.6	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.6	0.9	0.7	0.7
		Food stores	54	22.3	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.6
		Automotive dealers and service stations	55	16.7	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.6
		Apparel and accessory stores	56	4.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
		Furniture and home furnishings stores	57	4.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
		Eating and drinking places	58	43.9	2.6	1.3	1.3	1.3	2.6	1.3	1.3	1.3
		Miscellaneous retail	59	14.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
Finance, insurance, and real estate				--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Real estate		65	4.9	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Services				181.6	8.4	4.9	4.5	3.6	8.3	4.8	4.4	3.5
	Hotels and other lodging places		70	9.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2
	Personal services		72	6.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Business services		73	30.0	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.3	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.3
	Auto repair, services, and parking		75	5.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3
	Miscellaneous repair services		76	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Amusement and recreation services		79	7.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
	Health services		80	71.8	4.1	2.6	2.3	1.5	4.0	2.5	2.3	1.5
	Legal services		81	5.4	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
	Educational services		82	3.9	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
	Social services		83	18.8	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.4
	Museums, botanical, zoological gardens		84	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
	Membership organizations		86	5.4	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
	Engineering and management services		87	11.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
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.					8 Fewer than 50 cases.
4 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted
work activity, or both.					NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
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.					SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey
7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and					of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia
nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS					Bureau of Employment Programs.
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick