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Table 3. Number of nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1
by selected worker occupations and industry division, 2000
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West Virginia--private
industry
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Occupation
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Private industry2
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Goods producing
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Service producing
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Agriculture,
forestry, and fishing2 |
Mining3
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Construc-
tion |
Manufac-
turing |
Transpor-
tation and public utilities3 |
Whole-
sale trade |
Retail trade
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Finance,
insurance, and real estate |
Services
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| Total |
15,757
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198
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1,026
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1,377
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3,615
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931
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1,286
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2,764
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116
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4,445
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| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,532
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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1,531
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| Laborers, nonconstruction |
963
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--
|
121
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--
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338
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22
|
255
|
145
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--
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80
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| Truck drivers |
894
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--
|
26
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--
|
164
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338
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226
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71
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--
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21
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| Miscellaneous food preparation occupations |
369
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
296
|
--
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72
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| Stock handlers and baggers |
343
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--
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7
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--
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6
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--
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--
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325
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--
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--
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| Cashiers |
335
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
18
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302
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--
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14
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| Janitors and cleaners |
320
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--
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--
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--
|
83
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--
|
--
|
--
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12
|
191
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| Construction laborers |
273
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--
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--
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271
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Sales workers, other commodities |
257
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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18
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220
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--
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18
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| Electricians |
254
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--
|
77
|
140
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22
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Maids and housemen |
251
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
|
--
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--
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247
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| Registered nurses |
250
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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250
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| Driver-sales workers |
203
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--
|
--
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--
|
43
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--
|
116
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38
|
--
|
--
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| Industrial machinery repairers |
201
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--
|
107
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--
|
62
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32
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Welders and cutters |
200
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--
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9
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--
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113
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23
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--
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--
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--
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44
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| Cooks |
192
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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131
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--
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57
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| Butchers and meat cutters |
185
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--
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--
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--
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104
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--
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18
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63
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--
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--
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| Automobile mechanics |
182
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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88
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--
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81
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| Helpers, construction trades |
180
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--
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--
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180
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations |
176
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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37
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136
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--
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--
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| Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks |
172
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--
|
--
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--
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41
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45
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50
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--
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--
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15
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| Excavating and loading machine operators |
168
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--
|
46
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110
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12
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Waiters and waitresses |
166
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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145
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--
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22
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| Carpenters |
164
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--
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7
|
118
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10
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--
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13
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--
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--
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--
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| Licensed practical nurses |
146
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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146
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| Sawing machine operators |
146
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--
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--
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--
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146
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |
144
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--
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112
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--
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17
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15
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--
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--
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--
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--
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| Assemblers |
136
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--
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--
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--
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108
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--
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--
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--
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--
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21
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| Groundskeepers and gardeners, exc. farm |
131
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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16
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52
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| Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |
124
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--
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38
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--
|
55
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--
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14
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--
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--
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--
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| Health aides, exc. nursing |
118
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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--
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118
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| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or withoutrestricted work activity. | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||
| 2Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||
| 3Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining andfor 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 ofTransportation.Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries. | |||||||||||