| Table 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker characteristics and industry sector, 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | ||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry 2 |
Goods producing 2 | Service providing | |||||||||||
| Total goods producing 2 |
Natural resources and mining 2,3 | Construc- tion |
Manufac- turing |
Total service providing |
Trade,
transport- ation, and utilities 4 |
Informa- tion |
Financial activities | Profes- sional and business services |
Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | |||
| Total [12,830 cases] | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Sex: | ||||||||||||||
| Men | 68.9 | 94.5 | 98.6 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 53.8 | 73.0 | 80.0 | 44.4 | 52.8 | 20.6 | 53.2 | 73.5 | |
| Women | 30.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | -- | 11.9 | 44.9 | 23.8 | 20.0 | 55.6 | 47.2 | 79.4 | 46.8 | 26.5 | |
| Age: | ||||||||||||||
| 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 16 to 19 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -- | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -- | -- | 3.8 | 1.3 | 11.3 | -- | |
| 20 to 24 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 13.3 | -- | 30.2 | 11.2 | 28.2 | 11.8 | |
| 25 to 34 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 20.4 | 30.3 | 29.2 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 32.1 | 22.9 | 27.4 | 23.5 | |
| 35 to 44 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 22.3 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 26.7 | 33.3 | 15.1 | 29.6 | 16.9 | 38.2 | |
| 45 to 54 | 22.4 | 25.2 | 35.2 | 13.6 | 25.2 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 20.0 | 33.3 | 15.1 | 25.1 | 9.7 | 14.7 | |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | -- | 16.7 | -- | 9.0 | 6.5 | 11.8 | |
| 65 and over | 0.6 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.7 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | 0.9 | -- | -- | |
| Length of service with employer: | ||||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months | 14.7 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 23.5 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 12.9 | -- | -- | 20.8 | 9.4 | 28.2 | 26.5 | |
| 3 to 11 months | 18.3 | 18.3 | 14.1 | 30.3 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 11.1 | 22.6 | 12.1 | 33.9 | 14.7 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 36.3 | 34.0 | 39.4 | 27.3 | 34.7 | 37.7 | 33.4 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 45.3 | 48.9 | 29.0 | 26.5 | |
| More than 5 years | 29.5 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 19.7 | 42.1 | 27.5 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 11.3 | 30.0 | 9.7 | 29.4 | |
| Race or ethnic origin: | ||||||||||||||
| White only | 69.9 | 67.2 | 25.4 | 81.8 | 87.1 | 71.5 | 66.6 | 46.7 | 77.8 | 73.6 | 83.9 | 62.9 | 76.5 | |
| Black only | 1.7 | 0.8 | -- | -- | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 3.2 | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Asian only | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.6 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino and other race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Not reported | 27.4 | 31.5 | 73.9 | 18.2 | 10.9 | 24.8 | 29.9 | 60.0 | 11.1 | 24.5 | 11.7 | 33.9 | 20.6 | |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | |||||||||||||
| or restriction. | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes the | |||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective | |||||||||||||
| 3 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) | January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other | |||||||||||||
| include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, | industries. | |||||||||||||
| such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | |||||||||||||
| nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. | of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | |||||||||||||
| Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data | ||||||||||||||
| do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | |||||||||||||
| requirements effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||
| in other industries. | ||||||||||||||