Table 6. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, 2000
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic
Private industry3
Goods producing
Service producing
Agriculture,
forestry,
and
fishing3
Mining4
Construc-
tion
Manufac-
turing
Transpor-
tation and
public
utilities4
Whole-
sale
trade
Retail trade
Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate
Services
    Total  [15,757 cases]
336.3
610.8
506.8
497.0
446.0
254.0
417.3
275.9
49.6
306.1
Nature of injury, illness:
  Sprains, strains
171.1
--
219.4
233.7
198.0
132.4
259.4
124.8
28.5
180.7
  Bruises, contusions
26.2
--
54.1
--
42.0
25.3
28.7
32.3
3.0
14.4
  Cuts, lacerations
19.3
--
32.6
34.2
29.9
11.8
22.7
24.0
--
9.8
  Fractures
18.2
--
51.8
34.7
29.8
3.5
21.4
9.5
5.3
10.0
  Heat burns
5.0
--
--
--
7.5
--
--
11.8
--
3.4
  Carpal tunnel syndrome
4.5
--
--
--
9.1
9.7
--
--
--
3.4
  Tendonitis
2.8
--
--
--
3.6
--
--
4.1
--
1.6
  Chemical burns
1.7
--
3.5
--
2.8
--
--
2.0
--
1.6
  Amputations
1.5
--
4.0
--
3.1
6.0
--
--
--
--
  Multiple injuries
9.2
--
28.6
--
10.1
4.3
11.7
4.2
--
10.7
Part of body affected:
  Head
20.6
--
39.3
59.8
38.6
14.4
32.3
9.5
6.2
9.8
    Eye
8.6
--
10.7
--
26.7
--
--
5.3
--
3.3
  Neck
8.4
--
19.3
--
8.2
13.4
16.6
6.8
--
6.8
  Trunk
152.9
--
188.1
203.8
182.9
118.2
195.5
124.5
9.1
162.6
    Shoulder
18.8
--
9.4
--
26.1
9.6
38.0
21.0
--
15.8
    Back
112.4
--
132.5
169.7
115.4
88.7
121.6
90.4
7.0
132.1
  Upper extremities
69.2
--
90.4
92.9
121.4
52.3
67.1
70.4
5.4
48.1
    Wrist
13.7
--
14.0
--
22.1
16.2
28.9
8.2
2.3
11.9
    Hand, except finger
11.6
--
16.3
--
22.7
5.1
6.1
13.1
--
6.4
    Finger
25.5
--
38.8
39.0
47.0
15.4
9.6
29.3
--
16.8
  Lower extremities
58.8
--
121.7
101.0
60.3
35.1
89.9
43.6
21.8
50.5
    Knee
23.4
--
57.9
52.6
18.0
11.8
53.9
15.4
7.7
20.9
    Foot, except toe
7.8
--
15.7
--
13.9
3.8
--
8.2
--
4.9
    Toe
2.6
--
--
--
2.9
--
4.3
--
--
--
  Body systems
1.5
--
--
--
3.3
--
--
1.5
--
1.3
  Multiple parts
23.7
--
47.1
30.3
29.8
18.7
14.1
17.6
7.1
26.0
Source of injury, illness:
  Chemicals and chemical products
7.8
--
89.0
--
6.7
2.3
--
3.6
--
5.1
  Containers
42.9
--
15.5
--
48.1
31.0
115.2
76.3
7.0
22.2
  Furniture and fixtures
9.9
--
3.4
--
7.2
--
19.7
12.3
--
14.2
  Machinery
22.7
--
61.3
--
49.0
6.7
10.6
10.4
--
21.4
  Parts and materials
37.9
--
82.5
90.8
97.5
35.3
17.2
21.1
2.7
11.5
  Worker motion or position
72.1
--
8.2
171.5
99.2
80.9
112.6
51.8
11.2
60.5
  Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
36.7
--
69.5
54.1
21.8
27.8
48.2
43.8
5.5
35.6
  Tools, instruments, and equipment
20.5
--
30.0
46.4
39.2
8.2
16.1
15.9
--
13.5
  Vehicles
17.6
--
33.7
--
21.9
32.4
44.8
11.0
6.9
10.3
  Health care patient
27.9
--
--
--
--
13.0
--
--
--
86.6
Event or exposure:
  Contact with objects and equipment
92.8
--
229.1
181.9
158.9
58.4
87.2
76.0
13.3
49.2
    Struck by object
50.1
--
127.8
82.3
85.6
32.1
56.3
43.7
5.5
23.7
    Struck against object
29.2
--
57.6
85.3
35.5
20.7
19.4
29.8
6.4
17.7
    Caught in equipment or object
10.1
--
37.8
--
30.1
--
10.5
--
--
5.7
  Fall to lower level
14.9
--
32.5
51.9
6.6
16.3
25.5
10.3
3.2
11.3
  Fall to same level
27.1
--
32.1
--
24.2
12.5
32.4
37.9
4.3
28.5
  Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall
7.6
--
--
51.3
8.3
7.4
--
3.0
--
4.1
  Overexertion
99.6
--
159.0
54.0
127.2
55.7
131.2
79.6
9.8
117.5
    Overexertion in lifting
56.4
--
61.2
33.1
50.4
37.7
78.7
59.0
5.1
71.2
  Repetitive motion
7.0
--
--
--
13.8
14.1
15.8
3.0
--
5.4
  Exposure to harmful substances
11.0
--
14.4
--
19.0
3.4
--
15.6
--
10.0
  Transportation accidents
7.6
--
--
--
6.6
20.7
21.7
1.7
6.5
4.3
  Fires and explosions
--
--
--
--
1.9
--
--
--
--
--
  Assaults and violent acts by person
6.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
21.5
1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where    4Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for 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 of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
         N                        = number of injuries and illnesses                                                                      
         EH                     = total hours worked by all employees during calendar year                                    
         20,000,000     = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week,  50 weeks per year).               NOTE:Dashes indicate data that are not available.Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.    
2Days away from work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.           SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. 
3Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.