| Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2003 | ||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | ||||||||||
| Characteristic | 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 | |
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||
| Sprains, strains.............................................................. | 100.0 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 27.3 | 7 | |
| Bruises, contusions....................................................... | 100.0 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | -- | 16.1 | 3 | |
| Cuts, lacerations............................................................ | 100.0 | 22.4 | 7.9 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5 | |
| Fractures....................................................................... | 100.0 | -- | 2.3 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 17.4 | 4.7 | 55.8 | 39 | |
| Heat burns..................................................................... | 100.0 | -- | 27.8 | 22.2 | -- | 38.9 | -- | -- | 5 | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome................................................. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61.5 | 58 | |
| Tendonitis....................................................................... | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Chemical burns.............................................................. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Amputations................................................................... | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.7 | 37 | |
| Multiple injuries............................................................... | 100.0 | 5.1 | 15.3 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 13.6 | -- | 42.4 | 14 | |
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||
| Head............................................................................... | 100.0 | 31.7 | 12.2 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 3 | |
| Eye............................................................................ | 100.0 | 42.5 | 12.5 | 30.0 | -- | 10.0 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Neck............................................................................... | 100.0 | 13.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 | -- | -- | -- | 36.4 | 10 | |
| Trunk.............................................................................. | 100.0 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 27.6 | 7 | |
| Shoulder.................................................................... | 100.0 | 11.3 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 31.3 | 5 | |
| Back.......................................................................... | 100.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 21.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 7 | |
| Upper extremities........................................................... | 100.0 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 24.9 | 7 | |
| Wrist.......................................................................... | 100.0 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 42.1 | 16 | |
| Hand, except finger.................................................. | 100.0 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 5 | |
| Finger........................................................................ | 100.0 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 16.0 | 7 | |
| Lower extremities.......................................................... | 100.0 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 38.7 | 14 | |
| Knee.......................................................................... | 100.0 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 49.1 | 29 | |
| Foot, except toe........................................................ | 100.0 | 9.1 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 33.3 | 12 | |
| Toe............................................................................ | 100.0 | -- | -- | 21.4 | 14.3 | 21.4 | -- | 35.7 | 15 | |
| Body systems................................................................ | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 40.0 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | |
| Multiple parts.................................................................. | 100.0 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 38.1 | 10 | |
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products................................. | 100.0 | 32.4 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 5.9 | -- | 5.9 | 17.6 | 2 | |
| Containers...................................................................... | 100.0 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 17.4 | 9.8 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 25.8 | 8 | |
| Furniture and fixtures.................................................... | 100.0 | 16.7 | -- | 19.4 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 27.8 | 10 | |
| Machinery...................................................................... | 100.0 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 20.2 | 7 | |
| Parts and materials........................................................ | 100.0 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 20.6 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 24.1 | 7 | |
| Worker motion or position............................................................................................................... | 100.0 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 35.9 | 10 | |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces............................. | 100.0 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 37.3 | 10 | |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment................................ | 100.0 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 17.9 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 32.1 | 7 | |
| Vehicles......................................................................... | 100.0 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 44.1 | 15 | |
| Health care patient......................................................... | 100.0 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 25.7 | 8 | |
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment.............................. | 100.0 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 23.5 | 6 | |
| Struck by object........................................................ | 100.0 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 18.8 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 22.8 | 6 | |
| Struck against object............................................................................................................... | 100.0 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 24.2 | 6 | |
| Caught in equipment or object................................... | 100.0 | 10.3 | 19.0 | 10.3 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 5.2 | 25.9 | 9 | |
| Fall to lower level........................................................... | 100.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 51.2 | 37 | |
| Fall to same level............................................................ | 100.0 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 35.3 | 8 | |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall....................... | 100.0 | 15.0 | -- | 30.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | -- | 15.0 | 5 | |
| Overexertion.................................................................. | 100.0 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 18.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 26.4 | 7 | |
| Overexertion in lifting................................................ | 100.0 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 26.4 | 8 | |
| Repetitive motion............................................................ | 100.0 | -- | 10.0 | 10.0 | -- | 10.0 | 10.0 | 60.0 | 39 | |
| Exposure to harmful substances................................... | 100.0 | 32.8 | 13.8 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 3 | |
| Transportation accidents............................................... | 100.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 7.1 | -- | 59.5 | 56 | |
| Fires and explosions...................................................... | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 62.5 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | |
| Assaults and violent acts by person............................. | 100.0 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | -- | -- | 6 | |
| 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. | ||||||||||