| 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. | ||||||||||||||||