Table 9. Number of new cases of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry and category of illness, 1999
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1 SIC code2 Number of illnesses by category
Total cases Skin diseases or disorders Dust diseases of the lungs Respiratory conditions due to toxic agents Poisoning Disorders due to physical agents Disorders associated with repeated trauma All other occupational illnesses
Private Industry3   1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 ( 4 ) 0.1 0.9 0.2
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing3   ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Agricultural services 07 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Mining5   0.3 ( 4 ) 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 ( 4 )
  Coal mining5 12 0.3 ( 4 ) 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 ( 4 )
  Oil and gas extraction 13 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Construction   0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  General building contractors 15 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Heavy construction, except building 16 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Special trade contractors 17 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Manufacturing   0.9 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 0.6 0.1
  Durable goods   0.5 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 0.3 ( 4 )
    Lumber and wood products 24 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Stone, clay, and glass products 32 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Primary metal industries 33 0.3 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 0.2 ( 4 )
    Fabricated metal products 34 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Industrial machinery and equipment 35 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Electronic and other electric equipment 36 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    transportation equipment 37 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Instruments and related products 38 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Nondurable goods   0.4 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.3 ( 4 )
    Apparel and other textile products 23 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Paper and allied products 26 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Printing and publishing 27 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Chemicals and allied products 28 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 0.1 ( 4 )
    Leather and leather products 31 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Transportation and public utilities5   ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Railroad transportation5 40 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Trucking and warehousing 42 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Communications 48 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Electric, gas, and sanitary services 49 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Wholesale and retail trade   ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Wholesale trade   ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Wholesale trade--durable goods 50 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Wholesale trade--nondurable goods 51 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Retail trade   ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Building materials and garden supplies 52 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    General merchandise stores 53 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Food stores 54 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Automotive dealers and service stations 55 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Apparel and accessory stores 56 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Furniture and home furnishings stores 57 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Eating and drinking places 58 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
    Miscellaneous retail 59 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Finance, insurance, and real estate   -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  Real estate 65 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Services   0.2 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Hotels and other lodging places 70 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) -- ( 4 )
  Personal services 72 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Business services 73 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Auto repair, services, and parking 75 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Miscellaneous repair services 76 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Amusement and recreation services 79 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Health services 80 0.1 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Legal services 81 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Educational services 82 -- ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Social services 83 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Museums, botanical, zoological gardens 84 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Membership organizations 86 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
  Engineering and management services 87 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )
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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.  
4 Fewer than 50 cases. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
5 Data conforming to OOTA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and -- Indicates data not available.
nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLESS  
by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia Bureau of
  Employment Programs.

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick