| Table 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected occupations and number of days away | |||||||||||
| from work, 2003 | |||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work |
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| Total cases |
1 day | 2 days | 3
to 5 days |
6
to 10 days |
11
to 20 days |
21
to 30 days |
31
days or more |
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| Total [12,830 cases] | 100.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 18.6 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 29.0 | 7 | ||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and | |||||||||||
| Material Movers, Hand | 100.0 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 26.3 | 8 | ||
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 100.0 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 46.8 | 28 | ||
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 100.0 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 20.3 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 21.7 | 7 | ||
| Retail Salespersons | 100.0 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 27.3 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 13.6 | 4 | ||
| Construction Laborers | 100.0 | 23.5 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 8.8 | -- | -- | 23.5 | 5 | ||
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 100.0 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 21.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 10 | ||
| Combined Food Preparation and | |||||||||||
| Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 100.0 | 22.6 | 29.0 | 25.8 | -- | -- | -- | 19.4 | 3 | ||
| Production Workers, All Other | 100.0 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 10.3 | 13.8 | -- | 34.5 | 13 | ||
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except | |||||||||||
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 100.0 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 28.6 | 7.1 | 17.9 | -- | 17.9 | 5 | ||
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 100.0 | 25.0 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 7.1 | -- | 14.3 | 17.9 | 4 | ||
| Extraction Workers, All Other | 100.0 | -- | -- | 14.3 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 46.4 | 29 | ||
| Cashiers | 100.0 | 9.1 | -- | 22.7 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 7 | ||
| Registered Nurses | 100.0 | 26.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -- | 31.6 | 6 | ||
| Electricians | 100.0 | 15.8 | -- | 26.3 | 10.5 | -- | -- | 31.6 | 6 | ||
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 100.0 | -- | 21.1 | 21.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -- | 21.1 | 5 | ||
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 100.0 | -- | 11.8 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 41.2 | -- | 11.8 | 11 | ||
| Driver/Sales Workers | 100.0 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 29.4 | -- | -- | -- | 29.4 | 3 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers | |||||||||||
| of Retail Sales Workers | 100.0 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 18.8 | -- | -- | -- | 37.5 | 6 | ||
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers | |||||||||||
| of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 100.0 | -- | 12.5 | 18.8 | -- | -- | -- | 43.8 | 18 | ||
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 100.0 | -- | -- | 21.4 | -- | 35.7 | -- | -- | 12 | ||
| Machinists | 100.0 | 21.4 | -- | 14.3 | -- | 28.6 | -- | 21.4 | 11 | ||
| Telemarketers | 100.0 | -- | -- | 38.5 | -- | -- | -- | 30.8 | 4 | ||
| Carpenters | 100.0 | 30.8 | -- | -- | -- | 15.4 | -- | 30.8 | 9 | ||
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 100.0 | 15.4 | -- | 15.4 | 15.4 | -- | 15.4 | 38.5 | 22 | ||
| Waiters and Waitresses | 100.0 | -- | 16.7 | -- | 41.7 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | ||
| Roof Bolters, Mining | 100.0 | -- | -- | 16.7 | -- | -- | -- | 41.7 | 23 | ||
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | ||||||||||
| transfer or restriction. | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||
| NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of | |||||||||||
| nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | |||||||||||