| Table 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division and employment size, 1999 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||||
| Industry division | All establishments | Establishment employment size (workers) | ||||||
| 1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||||
| Private industry2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 | 8.9 | 19.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Mining3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | -- | ||
| Construction | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Manufacturing | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||
| Durable goods | 11.3 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 12.2 | ||
| Nondurable goods | 6.6 | ( 4 ) | -- | 8.6 | 6.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Transportation and public utilities3 | 5.4 | -- | 6.9 | 6.1 | -- | -- | ||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 7.6 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | -- | -- | ||
| Wholesale trade | 6.3 | -- | 7.1 | 8.0 | -- | -- | ||
| Retail trade | 8.0 | -- | 8.4 | 9.1 | -- | -- | ||
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | -- | -- | 1.5 | 2.2 | -- | -- | ||
| Services | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time | metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are | |||||||
| workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where | 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 | Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal | |||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during | mining industries. | |||||||
| the calendar year | 4 Incidence rate less than 0.05. | |||||||
| 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | ||||||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | -- Indicates data not available. | |||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of | |||||||
| 3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, | Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia Bureau of | |||||||
| Employment Programs. | ||||||||