| Table 3.Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and employment size, 2002 | ||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||
| Industry division | All establishments |
Establishment employment size (workers) | ||||
| 1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
| Private industry2 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 9.2 |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 8.4 | -- |
| Construction | 6.5 | 5.1 | 9.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Manufacturing | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 9.8 |
| Durable goods | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Nondurable goods | 5.6 | -- | 6.6 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| Transportation and public utilities4 | 5.6 | -- | 6.4 | 6.7 | -- | -- |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.3 | -- | 6.0 | 8.8 | -- | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 5.9 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 26.0 | -- |
| Retail trade | 6.4 | -- | 6.1 | 9.2 | -- | -- |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -- |
| Services | 5.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 8.6 | -- | -- |
| 1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time | are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These | |||||
| workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 200,000 where | data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements | |||||
| effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not | ||||||
| N= number of injuries and illnesses | comparable with estimates for other industries. | |||||
| EH= total hours worked by all employees during | 4Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the | |||||
| Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.These |
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| 200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements | |||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not | |||||
| comparable with estimates for other industries. | ||||||
| 2Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 5Incidence rate less than 0.05. | |||||
| 3Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification | ||||||
| Manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine | NOTE:-- Indicates data not available. | |||||
| Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as | ||||||
| those in Oil and Gas Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, | SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of | |||||
| and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health | Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||
| Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.Independent mining contractors | ||||||