Table 7. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected case types, 1999
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry2				SIC code3	1999 Annual average employ-ment4 (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
							Total5	With days away from work6			Total5	With days away from work6
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
		Bituminous coal and lignite mining7		122	15.6	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
		Residential building construction		152	6.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
		Nonresidential building construction		154	4.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
	Heavy construction, except building			16	7.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.2
		Highway and street construction		161	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
		Heavy construction, except highway		162	5.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.3	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
		Trucking and courier services, except air		421	10.9	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
			Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies	501	3.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
		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
			Department stores	531	16.5	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.5	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.5
			Variety stores	533	2.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	--	--	0.1	0.1	--
			Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	539	0.8	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
		Food stores		54	22.3	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.6
			Grocery stores	541	21.2	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
		Nursing and personal care facilities		805	11.8	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.2
		Hospitals		806	34.2	2.1	1.2	1.0	0.9	2.1	1.2	1.0	0.9
	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.						mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.						industries.
3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily						8 Fewer than 50 cases.
from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program.
4 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted						NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
work activity, or both.						n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
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.
7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and						SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS						Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia Bureau of
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the						Employment Programs.
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick