Table 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 2002
 
West Virginia--private industry
 
Characteristic Private industry 2 Goods producing Service producing
Agriculture,
forestry,
and
fishing 2
Mining 3 Construction Manufactur-
ing
Transpor-
tation and
public
utilities 4
Wholesale
trade
Retail trade Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate
Services
   
          Total   [14,571 cases] 100.0 -- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
   
Sex:   
     Men 64.7 -- 99.2 99.8 83.9 83.2 93.5 52.5 50.8 31.4
     Women 35.0 -- 0.8 -- 16.1 12.9 6.5 47.5 49.2 68.6
   
Age:  
     14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     16 to 19 2.3 -- 1.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 5.1 -- 2.4
     20 to 24 11.7 -- 6.3 -- 9.8 11.8 10.2 17.2 14.5 13.0
     25 to 34 27.6 -- 18.7 43.7 26.4 26.3 24.7 32.7 18.8 25.3
     35 to 44 25.0 -- 20.5 10.5 27.1 23.1 35.4 21.2 38.1 28.1
     45 to 54 23.8 -- 40.4 33.1 22.8 27.8 20.9 16.5 23.2 22.0
     55 to 64 8.4 -- 10.8 9.5 10.4 10.0 5.7 6.8 4.4 7.7
     65 and over 1.0 -- -- -- 1.7 1.1 -- -- -- 1.5
   
Occupation:   
     Managerial and professional specialty 4.5 -- 1.4 -- 1.1 -- -- 3.5 6.3 10.4
     Technical, sales, and administrative support 16.2 -- 0.4 -- 4.3 25.4 19.3 38.2 39.7 12.8
     Service 25.2 -- -- -- 1.9 -- -- 26.0 36.0 64.6
     Farming, forestry, and fishing 1.5 -- -- -- 5.8 -- -- -- -- 0.7
     Precision production, craft, and repair 14.5 -- 51.3 61.8 11.7 6.5 14.1 5.0 -- 3.9
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers 38.1 -- 46.1 37.4 75.2 66.5 62.0 27.4 15.2 7.6
   
Length of service with employer:  
     Less than 3 months 12.9 -- 8.0 21.1 11.5 7.7 12.7 16.5 20.3 12.1
     3 to 11 months 21.0 -- 21.7 16.4 18.3 15.1 8.8 25.2 17.9 25.5
     1 to 5 years 33.3 -- 35.9 47.9 23.5 36.1 35.7 28.7 42.7 36.7
     More than 5 years 32.1 -- 30.4 14.7 46.7 37.3 42.8 29.6 19.1 25.6
     Not reported 0.7 -- 4.1 -- -- 3.9 -- -- -- --
   
Race or ethnic origin:  
     White, non-Hispanic 70.4 -- 14.9 74.0 81.8 77.1 83.1 64.9 75.0 78.8
     Black, non-Hispanic 1.5 -- -- -- 1.2 2.4 -- -- -- 3.3
     Hispanic 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Asian or Pacific Islander -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multi-race -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Not reported 27.8 -- 85.1 25.7 16.7 20.5 16.9 33.9 23.4 17.6
 
1Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without       4Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
job transfer or restriction.                                                                                                                         Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made
2Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                            to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are
3Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 edition) include not comparable with estimates for other industries.
establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting,  
such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining NOTE:Dashes indicate data that are not available.Because of rounding and data exclusion of    
are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.                                                                   
Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.                                                                                                                                 
These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.                                                                 
industries.