Table 10.Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry, 2002
West Virginia
Industry2	SIC code3	Incidence rates	Numbers (thousands)	Percent relative standard error
				Incidence rates	Numbers
Private Industry4		6.0	27.7	4.0	4.2
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4		4.2	0.1	43.8	36.8
Agricultural services	07	4.9	0.1	23.3	23.5
Mining5		7.7	1.7	5.5	5.5
Coal mining6	12	7.4	1.3	( 10 )	( 10 )
Bituminous coal and lignite mining6	122	7.4	1.3	( 10 )	( 10 )
Oil and gas extraction	13	9.9	0.4	25.1	25.0
Construction		6.2	1.8	15.4	14.2
General building contractors	15	5.7	0.5	19.6	18.7
Residential building construction	152	7.3	0.3	26.0	25.5
Nonresidential building construction	154	3.8	0.1	19.1	21.1
Heavy construction, except building	16	4.3	0.3	21.7	16.5
Highway and street construction	161	5.0	0.1	31.2	29.0
Heavy construction, except highway	162	4.1	0.2	25.4	19.6
Special trade contractors	17	7.2	1.1	22.4	21.8
Manufacturing		8.0	5.8	7.3	6.2
Durable goods		9.9	4.3	6.6	6.0
Lumber and wood products	24	8.9	0.9	11.6	10.4
Logging	241	11.9	0.1	24.6	26.7
Sawmills and planing mills	242	9.4	0.4	18.9	18.4
Millwork, plywood and structural members	243	7.1	0.2	14.3	10.3
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	15.2	0.7	19.7	15.2
Primary metal industries	33	11.1	1.2	12.1	10.7
Fabricated metal products	34	11.2	0.6	15.3	16.7
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	10.7	0.5	23.9	26.7
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	8.5	0.1	19.2	16.8
Transportation equipment	37	3.9	0.1	26.2	26.9
Instruments and related products	38	--	--	--	--
Nondurable goods		5.1	1.5	16.9	16.8
Food and kindred products	20	8.1	0.3	60.6	55.2
Printing and publishing	27	4.9	0.3	6.5	6.8
Chemicals and allied products	28	1.4	0.2	39.4	38.6
Transportation and public utilities7		5.2	1.8	12.0	12.0
Railroad transportation7	40	2.2	0.1	( 10 )	( 10 )
Trucking and warehousing	42	8.0	0.8	17.3	17.6
Trucking and courier services, except air	421	7.7	0.7	18.6	18.9
Communications	48	2.1	0.2	29.1	29.3
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	3.6	0.3	24.4	24.2
Wholesale and retail trade		6.2	7.8	7.9	7.6
Wholesale trade		5.6	1.6	13.3	12.8
Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	4.4	0.8	20.8	20.5
Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies	501	8.0	0.3	27.0	26.8
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	7.6	0.8	14.9	15.9
Retail trade		6.3	6.2	9.3	9.0
Building materials and garden supplies	52	10.6	0.6	13.9	15.6
General merchandise stores	53	9.0	1.3	10.4	11.3
Department stores	531	9.6	1.2	11.0	12.2
Variety stores	533	3.3	0.1	24.2	24.4
Food stores	54	5.8	0.8	22.3	22.3
Grocery stores	541	5.6	0.7	23.6	23.7
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	4.6	0.7	21.5	20.9
Apparel and accessory stores	56	3.8	0.1	6.2	6.7
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	2.7	0.1	21.4	20.8
Eating and drinking places	58	7.0	2.2	22.5	21.3
Miscellaneous retail	59	3.4	0.4	16.0	16.1
Finance, insurance, and real estate		1.5	0.4	16.8	15.9
Depository institutions	60	1.0	0.1	29.1	28.4
Real estate	65	5.2	0.2	26.1	25.8
Services		5.5	8.3	8.9	10.3
Hotels and other lodging places	70	8.6	0.6	8.3	9.7
Personal services	72	2.4	0.1	28.8	29.2
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	3.6	0.2	25.0	25.4
Miscellaneous repair services	76	12.3	0.3	20.4	23.2
Amusement and recreation services	79	7.7	0.5	12.0	10.4
Health services	80	7.6	4.7	16.7	17.5
Nursing and personal care facilities	805	13.8	1.4	9.8	11.5
Hospitals	806	9.4	2.7	31.0	29.4
Legal services	81	0.9	( 8 )	29.5	29.6
Educational services	82	2.4	0.1	23.2	23.2
Social services	83	5.2	0.9	17.4	17.9
Membership organizations	86	2.7	0.1	21.9	22.7
Engineering and management services	87	1.4	0.2	23.0	23.2
1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100		6Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the
full-time workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 200,000 where		Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
		Independent mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect the
N= number of injuries		changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
EH= total hours worked by all employees during		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with
		estimates for other industries.
200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers		7Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
		These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping
2Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
3Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
4Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		8Fewer than 50 cases.
5Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,		9Percent relative standard error less than 0.5.
1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health		10Relative standard errors were nto calculated for coal and lignite mining
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas		(SIC12), metal and nonmetal mining (SIC 10 and SIC 14), and railroads (SIC 40).
Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.		NOTE:-- Indicates data not available.n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
Department of Labor.Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These data do not reflect the		SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates		participating State agencies.
for other industries.