| Table 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker occupations and industry sector, 2003 | |||||||||||||
| (in hundreds) | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | 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 | 128.3 | 47.6 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 20.2 | 80.7 | 34.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 3.4 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and | |||||||||||||
| Material Movers, Hand | 11.8 | 4.5 | -- | -- | 4.4 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -- | 0.7 | -- | 0.4 | -- |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 | -- | -- | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.9 | -- | -- |
| Retail Salespersons | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction Laborers | 3.4 | 3.3 | -- | 3.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 3.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 3.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Combined Food Preparation and | |||||||||||||
| Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 3.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | -- |
| Production Workers, All Other | 2.9 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except | |||||||||||||
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 2.8 | 0.4 | -- | -- | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -- | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -- |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.8 | 0.8 | -- |
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cashiers | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Registered Nurses | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.9 | -- | -- |
| Electricians | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -- | -- | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.8 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.7 | -- | -- |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.7 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers | |||||||||||||
| of Retail Sales Workers | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers | |||||||||||||
| of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 1.4 | 1.4 | -- | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Machinists | 1.4 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Telemarketers | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpenters | 1.3 | 1.3 | -- | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 1.3 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- |
| Roof Bolters, Mining | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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. | |||||||||||||