Table 9.Numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2002

West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry¹	SIC code²	Numbers of illnesses by category
Industry¹	SIC code²	Total cases	Skin diseases or disorders	Respiratory conditions	Poisonings	All other illnesses

Private Industry³		1.5	0.2	0.3	( ⁴ )	1.1
Private Industry³
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing³		( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing³
Agricultural services	07	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Mining⁵		0.3	( ⁴ )	0.1	( ⁴ )	0.2
Mining⁵
Coal mining⁶	12	0.3	( ⁴ )	0.1	( ⁴ )	0.2
Oil and gas extraction	13	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Construction		0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Construction
General building contractors	15	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Heavy construction, except building	16	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Special trade contractors	17	--	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	--

Manufacturing		0.4	( ⁴ )	0.1	( ⁴ )	0.3
Manufacturing
Durable goods		0.3	( ⁴ )	0.1	( ⁴ )	0.2

Lumber and wood products	24	0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Primary metal industries	33	0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Fabricated metal products	34	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Transportation equipment	37	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Instruments and related products	38	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Nondurable goods		0.1	--	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1

Food and kindred products	20	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Printing and publishing	27	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Chemicals and allied products	28	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Transportation and public utilities⁷		0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Transportation and public utilities⁷
Railroad transportation⁷	40	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Trucking and warehousing	42	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Communications	48	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Wholesale and retail trade		0.2	--	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale trade		0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Retail trade		0.1	--	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1

Building materials and garden supplies	52	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
General merchandise stores	53	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Food stores	54	--	--	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Apparel and accessory stores	56	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Eating and drinking places	58	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Miscellaneous retail	59	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Finance, insurance, and real estate		( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Depository institutions	60	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Real estate	65	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

Services		0.3	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.3
Services
Hotels and other lodging places	70	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Personal services	72	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Miscellaneous repair services	76	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Amusement and recreation services	79	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Health services	80	0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Legal services	81	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Educational services	82	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Social services	83	0.1	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	0.1
Membership organizations	86	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )
Engineering and management services	87	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )	( ⁴ )

¹Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective
²Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not
³Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		comparable with estimates for other industries.
⁴Fewer than 50 cases.		⁷Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS
⁵Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification		by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
Manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine		Transportation.These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as		its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore
those in Oil and Gas Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal,		estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for
and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health		other industries.
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.Independent mining contractors
are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These		NOTE:Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping		n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these		-- Indicates data not available.
industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
⁶Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the		SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
Independent mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect		participating State agencies.