Table 5.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 1999-2001
West Virginia
  Lost workday cases  
  Total cases Total2 With days away
from work3
With days of restricted
work activity only
Cases without lost workdays
  Industry division 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001
Private industry4 7.2 7.0 7.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.3 3.1 3.3
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4 8.9 12.2 8.0 4.0 6.6 4.6 4.0 6.1 3.3 ( 7 ) 0.5 -- -- 5.6 3.4
  Mining5 8.3 8.2 7.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.1 5.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 2.6 2.7 2.4
  Construction 8.1 8.7 7.7 4.4 5.2 3.5 4.2 5.0 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.8 3.5 4.3
  Manufacturing 10.5 10.4 9.8 5.2 6.0 5.9 3.5 4.5 4.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 5.3 4.4 3.9
  Durable goods 12.3 12.2 11.7 5.9 7.0 6.6 3.9 5.2 4.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 6.4 5.1 5.1
  Nondurable goods 7.7 7.6 6.9 4.1 4.4 4.9 2.9 3.3 3.6 1.2 1.1 1.3 3.6 3.2 2.0
  Transportation and public utilities6 5.5 5.0 5.5 3.6 3.0 3.7 3.1 2.5 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.9 1.8
  Wholesale and retail trade 7.6 6.9 7.2 4.0 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.6 3.4 3.4
  Wholesale trade 6.4 7.5 7.1 3.7 4.6 4.9 3.3 4.2 4.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 2.6 3.0 2.2
  Retail trade 8.0 6.7 7.3 4.1 3.1 3.6 3.7 2.8 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 3.9 3.6 3.7
  Finance, insurance, and real estate -- 1.3 1.7 -- 0.5 0.9 -- 0.5 0.8 -- ( 7 ) 0.1 -- 0.8 0.8
  Services 5.8 6.0 6.9 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.5 2.7 3.6
1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and   Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. 
  were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000 where   Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 edition) include 
    establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and 
          N                      = number of injuries and illnesses                                                                          reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year.                            6  Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation are provided to
 '         200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers   BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  
                                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      7  Incidence rate less than 0.05.
   
2  Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted work activity, or both.  '    NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
3  Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without      --  Indicates data not available.
  restricted work activity.  
4  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.  
5  Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining      SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
  are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.   and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.