Table 2.Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2002
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1	SIC code2	Total recordable cases	Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction			Other recordable cases
			Total	Cases with days away from work3	Cases with job transfer or restriction
Private Industry4		29.2	16.8	14.6	2.2	12.4
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4		0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
Agricultural services	07	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
Mining5		2.1	1.4	1.3	0.1	0.6
Coal mining6	12	1.6	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.5
Oil and gas extraction	13	0.4	0.2	0.2	( 8 )	0.2
Construction		1.9	1.0	0.9	0.1	1.0
General building contractors	15	0.5	0.3	0.3	( 8 )	0.2
Heavy construction, except building	16	0.3	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.2
Special trade contractors	17	1.2	0.6	0.6	( 8 )	0.6
Manufacturing		6.2	3.8	2.7	1.1	2.4
Durable goods		4.6	2.7	1.9	0.8	1.9
Lumber and wood products	24	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.2
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2
Primary metal industries	33	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.7
Fabricated metal products	34	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	0.5	0.3	0.2	( 8 )	0.2
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Transportation equipment	37	0.2	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
Instruments and related products	38	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Nondurable goods		1.6	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.5
Food and kindred products	20	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	--
Printing and publishing	27	0.3	0.2	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Chemicals and allied products	28	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Transportation and public utilities7		1.9	1.3	1.2	0.1	0.6
Railroad transportation7	40	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Trucking and warehousing	42	0.8	0.6	0.6	( 8 )	0.2
Communications	48	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Wholesale and retail trade		8.0	4.2	3.9	0.3	3.7
Wholesale trade		1.7	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.6
Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.2
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	0.9	0.5	0.5	( 8 )	0.4
Retail trade		6.3	3.2	2.9	0.3	3.1
Building materials and garden supplies	52	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1
General merchandise stores	53	1.3	0.9	0.8	0.1	0.5
Food stores	54	0.8	0.5	0.5	( 8 )	0.3
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	0.7	0.3	0.2	( 8 )	0.4
Apparel and accessory stores	56	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )
Eating and drinking places	58	2.2	0.7	0.7	( 8 )	1.5
Miscellaneous retail	59	0.4	0.2	0.2	( 8 )	0.2
Finance, insurance, and real estate		0.4	0.2	0.2	( 8 )	0.2
Depository institutions	60	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Real estate	65	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Services		8.6	4.8	4.3	0.5	3.9
Hotels and other lodging places	70	0.6	0.3	0.3	( 8 )	0.4
Personal services	72	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
Miscellaneous repair services	76	0.4	0.2	0.1	( 8 )	0.2
Amusement and recreation services	79	0.6	0.3	0.3	( 8 )	0.3
Health services	80	4.8	2.8	2.4	0.3	2.0
Legal services	81	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Educational services	82	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Social services	83	1.0	0.5	0.5	( 8 )	0.4
Membership organizations	86	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Engineering and management services	87	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 8 )	0.1
1Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
2Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates
3Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from		for other industries.
work with or without job transfer or restriction.		7Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by
4Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,		These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping
1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health		requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas		industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are		8Fewer than 50 cases.
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the		NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These data do not reflect the		n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,		-- Indicates data not available.
2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates
for other industries.
6Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.Independent		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect the changes		participating State agencies.