Table 3.  Incidence rates  1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by sector and employment size, 2003          
West Virginia
Industry sector 2 All
establishments
Establishment employment size (workers)
1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 999 1,000 or more
     Private industry                                                                                  6.1 2.8 6.0 7.4 6.6 7.4
          Goods producing 3                                                                                8.4 5.4 11.6 8.0 7.7 7.2
               Natural resources and mining 3                                                                                8.3 4.4 8.9 8.8 7.6 --
                    Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3                                                                                9.2 9.2 10.5 -- -- --
                    Mining 4                                                                                8.3 2.2 8.8 8.9 7.6 --
               Construction                                                                                 9.3 5.9 15.0 7.1 -- --
               Manufacturing                                                                                 8.0 -- 10.4 8.0 7.8 7.2
          Service providing                                                                                 5.3 2.3 4.7 7.2 6.1 7.5
               Trade, transportation, and utilities 5                                                                                 6.3 3.0 7.0 7.5 8.0 2.1
                    Wholesale trade                                                                                 8.5 3.7 12.4 6.5 9.4 --
                    Retail trade                                                                                 6.0 2.7 5.6 7.9 9.2 --
                    Transportation and warehousing 5                                                                                6.3 4.0 6.3 9.4 6.9 2.1
                    Utilities                                                                                 3.0 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 3.7 3.9 --
               Information                                                                                 3.3 3.3 1.3 2.7 3.5 --
               Financial activities                                                                                 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.3 -- --
                    Finance and insurance                                                                                 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.6 -- --
                    Real estate and rental and leasing                                                                                 3.6 2.4 3.7 13.7 -- --
               Professional and business services                                                                                 2.4 1.2 2.3 2.8 3.2 --
                    Professional, scientific, and technical services                                                                                 1.4 1.9 1.2 1.2 ( 7 ) --
                    Management of companies and enterprises                                                                                 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Administrative and support and waste 2.9 ( 7 ) 3.9 5.0 2.4 --
                       management and remediation services                                                                       6.1 -- 2.8 9.5 5.1 7.3
                    Educational services                                                                                 1.4 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 1.9 1.8 --
                    Health care and social assistance                                                                                 6.3 -- 2.9 9.8 5.7 7.3
               Leisure and hospitality                                                                                 6.8 -- 5.4 8.8 14.8 10.0
                    Arts, entertainment, and recreation                                                                                 9.0 -- 4.5 17.2 -- --
                    Accommodation and food services                                                                                 6.5 1.1 5.6 8.6 -- --
               Other services                                                                                 4.7 3.5 5.8 5.6 -- --
                    Other services, except public administration                                                                                 -- -- -- -- -- --
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were  OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore 
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000 where estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
          N                      = number of injuries and illnesses                                                                            5  Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS  by the Federal 
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year                            Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the 
          200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; 
                                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
     2  North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition      6  Incidence rate less than 0.05.
     3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.      7  Fewer than 15 cases.
     4  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 
edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)       -- Indicates data not available.
rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for 
mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded  Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes