Table 8.Nonfatal occupational illness incidence rates by industry and category of illness, 2000
West Virginia
Industry1
SIC
code2
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers3
Total cases
Skin
diseases
or
disorders
Dust
diseases
of the
lungs
Respira-
tory
condi-
tions
due
to toxic
agents
Poisoning
Disorders
due to
physical
agents
Disorders
associ-
ated
with
repeated
trauma
All other
occupa-
tional
illnesses
Private Industry4
30.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
0.1
0.8
18.8
3.5
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
  Mining6
103.2
( 5 )
32.1
( 5 )
( 5 )
0.5
60.2
10.4
    Coal mining6
12
127.2
( 5 )
39.7
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
74.6
12.8
    Oil and gas extraction
13
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
  Construction
2.9
2.2
0.7
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    General building contractors
15
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Heavy construction, except building
16
10.1
10.1
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Special trade contractors
17
1.5
( 5 )
1.5
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
  Manufacturing
90.7
6.9
3.3
2.7
0.1
4.4
60.2
12.8
    Durable goods
87.1
7.1
5.3
2.4
( 5 )
7.3
56.2
8.5
      Lumber and wood products
24
47.3
( 5 )
0.9
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
46.4
( 5 )
      Stone, clay, and glass products
32
20.0
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
20.0
( 5 )
      Primary metal industries
33
105.2
7.8
15.5
6.0
( 5 )
29.3
35.4
11.2
      Fabricated metal products
34
178.9
19.3
1.6
3.2
( 5 )
( 5 )
133.8
19.3
      Industrial machinery and equipment
35
64.7
3.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
40.0
20.9
      Electronic and other electric equipment
36
227.4
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
12.0
215.5
( 5 )
      Transportation equipment
37
73.5
7.3
17.1
2.4
( 5 )
( 5 )
41.6
4.9
      Instruments and related products
38
138.6
36.5
( 5 )
21.9
( 5 )
( 5 )
73.0
7.3
      Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
39
31.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
31.8
( 5 )
    Nondurable goods
96.3
6.6
0.3
2.8
0.3
( 5 )
66.1
19.5
      Food and kindred products
20
359.1
18.5
( 5 )
13.9
2.3
( 5 )
310.4
11.6
      Apparel and other textile products
23
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
      Paper and allied products
26
122.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
57.3
73.7
      Printing and publishing
27
5.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
5.8
( 5 )
      Chemicals and allied products
28
67.8
7.5
0.7
2.0
( 5 )
( 5 )
25.8
31.2
  Transportation and public utilities6
29.7
0.3
( 5 )
17.2
( 5 )
( 5 )
11.5
0.5
    Railroad transportation6
40
3.0
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
3.0
    Trucking and warehousing
42
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Communications
48
91.7
( 5 )
( 5 )
82.6
( 5 )
( 5 )
6.6
1.3
    Electric, gas, and sanitary services
49
40.7
1.1
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
39.6
( 5 )
  Wholesale and retail trade
9.4
0.1
( 5 )
0.4
( 5 )
( 5 )
8.3
0.6
    Wholesale trade
17.9
0.3
( 5 )
1.6
( 5 )
( 5 )
15.3
0.3
      Wholesale trade--durable goods
50
20.5
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
19.4
0.5
      Wholesale trade--nondurable goods
51
13.9
0.8
( 5 )
4.1
( 5 )
( 5 )
9.0
( 5 )
    Retail trade
6.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
6.2
0.6
      Building materials and garden supplies
52
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
      General merchandise stores
53
26.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
25.4
1.4
      Food stores
54
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
      Automotive dealers and service stations
55
14.9
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
13.0
1.9
      Apparel and accessory stores
56
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
      Furniture and homefurnishings stores
57
4.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
4.8
( 5 )
      Eating and drinking places
58
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
      Miscellaneous retail
59
4.6
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
2.8
0.9
  Finance, insurance, and real estate
3.4
( 5 )
1.3
0.4
( 5 )
( 5 )
1.7
( 5 )
    Depository institutions
60
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Real estate
65
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
  Services
16.3
3.5
1.0
1.7
0.3
( 5 )
7.8
2.0
    Hotels and other lodging places
70
13.6
5.0
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
5.0
2.5
    Personal services
72
14.5
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
14.5
( 5 )
    Business services
73
21.3
0.8
( 5 )
0.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
19.3
( 5 )
    Auto repair, services, and parking
75
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Miscellaneous repair services
76
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Amusement and recreation services
79
7.8
( 5 )
2.0
2.0
( 5 )
( 5 )
3.9
( 5 )
    Health services
80
18.7
7.3
2.4
2.4
( 5 )
( 5 )
4.6
2.2
    Legal services
81
60.2
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
30.1
30.1
    Educational services
82
12.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
12.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Social services
83
9.8
( 5 )
( 5 )
4.9
( 5 )
( 5 )
4.2
( 5 )
    Membership organizations
86
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
    Engineering and management services
87
6.7
1.9
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 5 )
4.8
( 5 )
1Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 6Data 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.
2Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
3Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
  N                     = number of illnesses                                                                       NOTE:Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during                           -- Indicates data not available.
 '                            the calendar year   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.
20,000,000     = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
                             (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      
4Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.  
5Incidence rate less than 0.05.