| Table 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division and employment size, 2000 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||||
|
Industry division
|
All
establishments |
Establishment employment size (workers) | ||||||
| 1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||||
| Private industry2 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 | 12.2 | -- | 19.9 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Mining3 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 4.0 | -- | ||
| Construction | 8.6 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 3.1 | -- | ||
| Manufacturing | 9.4 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 | -- | -- | ||
| Durable goods | 11.3 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.7 | ||
| Nondurable goods | 6.6 | ( 4 ) | 10.8 | 7.9 | -- | -- | ||
| Transportation and public utilities3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | -- | -- | ||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.8 | -- | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Wholesale trade | 7.4 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 14.0 | -- | ||
| Retail trade | 6.6 | 2.4 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -- | ||
| Services | 5.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.6 | ||
| 1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 200,000 where | 3Data 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 | ||||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during | ||||||||
| the calendar year | ||||||||
| 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | 4Incidence rate less than 0.05. | |||||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | -- Indicates data not available. | |||||||
| 2Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 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. | |||||||