Table 4.Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2002
West Virginia
Industry2	SIC code3	Incidence rates	Numbers (thousands)
Private Industry4		6.0	27.7
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4		4.2	0.1
Agricultural services	07	4.9	0.1
Mining5		7.7	1.7
Coal mining6	12	7.4	1.3
Oil and gas extraction	13	9.9	0.4
Construction		6.2	1.8
General building contractors	15	5.7	0.5
Heavy construction, except building	16	4.3	0.3
Special trade contractors	17	7.2	1.1
Manufacturing		8.0	5.8
Durable goods		9.9	4.3
Lumber and wood products	24	8.9	0.9
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	15.2	0.7
Primary metal industries	33	11.1	1.2
Fabricated metal products	34	11.2	0.6
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	10.7	0.5
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	8.5	0.1
Transportation equipment	37	3.9	0.1
Instruments and related products	38	--	--
Nondurable goods		5.1	1.5
Food and kindred products	20	8.1	0.3
Printing and publishing	27	4.9	0.3
Chemicals and allied products	28	1.4	0.2
Transportation and public utilities7		5.2	1.8
Railroad transportation7	40	2.2	0.1
Trucking and warehousing	42	8.0	0.8
Communications	48	2.1	0.2
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	3.6	0.3
Wholesale and retail trade		6.2	7.8
Wholesale trade		5.6	1.6
Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	4.4	0.8
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	7.6	0.8
Retail trade		6.3	6.2
Building materials and garden supplies	52	10.6	0.6
General merchandise stores	53	9.0	1.3
Food stores	54	5.8	0.8
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	4.6	0.7
Apparel and accessory stores	56	3.8	0.1
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	2.7	0.1
Eating and drinking places	58	7.0	2.2
Miscellaneous retail	59	3.4	0.4
Finance, insurance, and real estate		1.5	0.4
Depository institutions	60	1.0	0.1
Real estate	65	5.2	0.2
Services		5.5	8.3
Hotels and other lodging places	70	8.6	0.6
Personal services	72	2.4	0.1
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	3.6	0.2
Miscellaneous repair services	76	12.3	0.3
Amusement and recreation services	79	7.7	0.5
Health services	80	7.6	4.7
Legal services	81	0.9	( 8 )
Educational services	82	2.4	0.1
Social services	83	5.2	0.9
Membership organizations	86	2.7	0.1
Engineering and management services	87	1.4	0.2
1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable
and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 200,000 where		with estimates for other industries.
		6Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the
N= number of injuries		Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
EH= total hours worked by all employees during		Independent mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect the
		changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		estimates in other industries.
		7Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by
2Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
3Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping
4Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
5Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,		industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health		8Fewer than 50 cases.
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas
Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are		NOTE:-- Indicates data not available.n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor.Independent mining contractors are excluded from the		SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These data do not reflect the		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,		participating State agencies.