Table 4.  Incidence rates  1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2003          
West Virginia
Industry2 NAICS
code3		 2003
Average
annual
employment4
(000's)		 Incidence rates Numbers
(000's)
                    Private industry 5                                                                                   539.8 5.8 26.7
               Goods producing5                                                                                   120.5 7.8 9.1
           Natural resources and mining5                                                                                   22.8 7.4 1.9
     Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5                                                                                 11 2.5 8.9 0.1
Forestry and logging                                                                                 113 1.3 12.5 0.1
     Mining6                                                                                 21 20.7 7.3 1.7
Mining (except oil and gas)7                                                                                 212 15.7 6.6 1.2
Support activities for mining                                                                                 213 3.3 8.5 0.3
           Construction                                                                                   32.7 9.1 2.6
     Construction                                                                                 23 32.7 9.1 2.6
Construction of buildings                                                                                 236 10.2 8.7 0.7
Heavy and civil engineering construction                                                                                 237 6.1 8.4 0.4
Specialty trade contractors                                                                                 238 16.4 9.6 1.4
           Manufacturing                                                                                   64.6 7.3 4.6
     Manufacturing                                                                                 31-33 64.6 7.3 4.6
Food manufacturing                                                                                 311 4.0 9.6 0.4
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing                                                                                 312 0.6 5.8 ( 9 )
Wood product manufacturing                                                                                 321 8.3 9.7 0.8
Paper manufacturing                                                                                 322 0.9 9.3 0.1
Printing and related support activities                                                                                 323 1.9 4.9 0.1
Chemical manufacturing                                                                                 325 11.6 1.6 0.2
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing                                                                                 327 4.3 10.3 0.4
Primary metal manufacturing                                                                                 331 8.1 9.0 0.8
Fabricated metal product manufacturing                                                                                 332 6.6 9.8 0.6
Machinery manufacturing                                                                                 333 1.9 6.3 0.1
Transportation equipment manufacturing                                                                                 336 4.7 5.7 0.3
Furniture and related product manufacturing                                                                                 337 2.0 8.3 0.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing                                                                                 339 1.7 6.2 0.1
               Service providing8                                                                                   419.3 5.1 17.6
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8                                                                                   132.7 6.0 7.1
     Wholesale trade                                                                                 42 22.8 8.4 1.7
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods                                                                                 423 12.4 6.9 0.8
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods                                                                                 424 8.2 9.8 0.7
     Retail trade                                                                                 44-45 87.7 5.7 4.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                                                                 441 12.2 5.5 0.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores                                                                                 442 2.6 4.8 0.1
Electronics and appliance stores                                                                                 443 1.6 3.0 ( 9 )
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers                                                                                 444 6.9 9.7 0.6
Food and beverage stores                                                                                 445 14.9 6.5 0.7
Health and personal care stores                                                                                 446 5.9 1.3 0.1
Gasoline stations                                                                                 447 9.1 5.8 0.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores                                                                                 448 5.1 2.1 0.1
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores                                                                                 451 2.5 3.2 0.1
General merchandise stores                                                                                 452 19.4 7.3 1.1
Miscellaneous store retailers                                                                                 453 4.8 3.0 0.1
Nonstore retailers                                                                                 454 2.7 3.1 0.1
     Transportation and warehousing8                                                                                 48-49 16.0 6.2 1.2
Rail transportation8                                                                                 482 -- 2.3 0.1
Truck transportation                                                                                 484 8.1 7.0 0.6
Support activities for transportation                                                                                 488 1.5 4.7 0.1
Couriers and messengers                                                                                 492 1.8 10.0 0.2
Warehousing and storage                                                                                 493 1.4 13.0 0.2
     Utilities                                                                                 22 6.3 1.8 0.1
          Information                                                                                   12.8 3.2 0.4
     Information                                                                                 51 12.8 3.2 0.4
Publishing industries (except Internet)                                                                                 511 4.0 5.1 0.2
Broadcasting (except Internet)                                                                                 515 1.8 2.4 ( 9 )
Telecommunications                                                                                 517 5.4 1.9 0.1
          Financial activities                                                                                   29.0 1.6 0.4
     Finance and insurance                                                                                 52 21.7 1.0 0.2
Credit intermediation and related activities                                                                                 522 12.5 1.0 0.1
Insurance carriers and related activities                                                                                 524 8.2 1.0 0.1
     Real estate and rental and leasing                                                                                 53 7.2 3.5 0.2
          Professional and business services                                                                                   55.8 2.3 1.0
     Professional, scientific, and technical services                                                                                 54 23.0 1.4 0.3
     Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services                                                                                 56 30.1 2.7 0.6
Administrative and support services                                                                                 561 28.3 1.9 0.4
Waste management and remediation services                                                                                 562 1.7 11.7 0.2
          Education and health services                                                                                   102.7 6.0 5.0
     Educational services                                                                                 61 4.7 1.4 0.1
     Health care and social assistance                                                                                 62 97.9 6.2 5.0
Ambulatory health care services                                                                                 621 31.2 2.7 0.7
Hospitals                                                                                 622 36.6 7.6 2.4
Nursing and residential care facilities                                                                                 623 16.9 8.9 1.3
Social assistance                                                                                 624 13.3 6.6 0.7
          Leisure and hospitality                                                                                   66.4 6.7 3.0
     Arts, entertainment, and recreation                                                                                 71 9.4 8.3 0.5
     Accommodation and food services                                                                                 72 57.0 6.4 2.5
Accommodation                                                                                 721 9.6 7.4 0.5
Food services and drinking places                                                                                 722 47.4 6.2 1.9
          Other services                                                                                   20.5 4.4 0.7
     Other services, except public administration                                                                                 81 20.5 4.4 0.7
Repair and maintenance                                                                                 811 7.0 6.7 0.4
Personal and laundry services                                                                                 812 5.9 2.8 0.1
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations                                                                                 813 7.6 2.7 0.1
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health 
(N/EH) x 200,000 where Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates 
for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
          N                      = number of injuries                                                                        7  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health 
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year                          Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.  These data 
          200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping 
                                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to 
estimates in other industries.
     2  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.      8  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, 
     3  North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and 
     4  Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Quarterly  Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore  
Census of Employment and Wages. estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
     5  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.      9  Fewer than 50 cases.
     6  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002)     10  Fewer than 15 cases.
include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and       -- Indicates data not available.
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 Health Administration, U.S.       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries 
Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and  and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.