Table 2.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1				SIC code2	2000 Annual average employ-ment3 (000's)	Injuries and Illnesses				Injuries
							Lost workday cases				Lost workday cases
						Total cases	Total4	With days away from work5	Cases without lost work- days	Total cases	Total4	With days away from work5	Cases without lost work- days
Private Industry6					551.4	32.7	18.2	15.8	14.6	31.3	17.5	15.3	13.8
	Agriculture, forestry, and fishing6				4.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
	Mining7				20.4	1.7	1.1	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	0.9	0.4
		Coal mining7		12	15.7	1.4	1.0	0.9	0.4	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.3
		Oil and gas extraction		13	3.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Construction				33.6	2.4	1.4	1.4	1.0	2.4	1.4	1.4	1.0
		General building contractors		15	9.8	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4
		Heavy construction, except building		16	7.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2
		Special trade contractors		17	16.4	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.4	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.4
	Manufacturing				80.7	8.4	4.9	3.6	3.5	7.7	4.6	3.4	3.1
		Durable goods			--	6.0	3.5	2.6	2.5	5.6	3.3	2.5	2.2
			Lumber and wood products	24	11.3	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.4
			Stone, clay, and glass products	32	6.4	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.3
			Primary metal industries	33	10.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.6
			Fabricated metal products	34	6.0	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.4
			Industrial machinery and equipment	35	5.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
			Electronic and other electric equipment	36	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
			Transportation equipment	37	3.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1
			Instruments and related products	38	1.5	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
			Miscellaneous manufacturing industries	39	1.0	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )
		Nondurable goods			--	2.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	2.1	1.2	1.0	0.9
			Food and kindred products	20	4.6	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.2
			Apparel and other textile products	23	1.0	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
			Paper and allied products	26	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	( 8 )
			Printing and publishing	27	5.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
			Chemicals and allied products	28	14.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	( 8 )	0.2
	Transportation and public utilities7				34.2	1.8	1.1	0.9	0.7	1.7	1.1	0.9	0.6
		Railroad transportation7		40	--	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
		Trucking and warehousing		42	11.1	0.7	0.3	0.3	--	0.7	0.3	0.3	--
		Communications		48	8.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
		Electric, gas, and sanitary services		49	9.5	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1
	Wholesale and retail trade				164.3	9.0	4.5	4.1	4.5	8.9	4.4	4.0	4.5
		Wholesale trade			30.6	2.3	1.4	1.3	0.9	2.3	1.4	1.3	0.9
			Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	18.8	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5
			Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	11.7	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.4	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.4
		Retail trade			133.8	6.7	3.1	2.8	3.6	6.6	3.0	2.7	3.6
			Building materials and garden supplies	52	6.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
			General merchandise stores	53	20.3	1.4	0.9	0.7	0.5	1.3	0.8	0.7	0.5
			Food stores	54	21.2	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.4
			Automotive dealers and service stations	55	17.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.6
			Apparel and accessory stores	56	5.0	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
			Furniture and homefurnishings 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	44.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.8	1.2
			Miscellaneous retail	59	14.9	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3
	Finance, insurance, and real estate				26.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
			Depository institutions	60	11.2	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
			Real estate	65	4.9	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
	Services				186.5	8.8	4.8	4.4	4.0	8.5	4.7	4.3	3.8
			Hotels and other lodging places	70	9.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.5
			Personal services	72	6.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
			Business services	73	31.3	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.3
			Auto repair, services, and parking	75	5.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2
			Miscellaneous repair services	76	2.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
			Amusement and recreation services	79	8.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
			Health services	80	72.7	4.4	2.5	2.3	1.9	4.3	2.5	2.3	1.8
			Legal services	81	5.4	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
			Educational services	82	4.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
			Social services	83	19.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5
			Membership organizations	86	5.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )
			Engineering and management services	87	12.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
1Totals include data for industries not shown separately.						8Fewer than 50 cases.
2Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.						NOTE:Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
3Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program.						----- Indicates data not available.
4Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted work activity, or both.						SOURCE:West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs in cooperation with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
5Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
6Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
7 Data 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 mining industries.