| Table 5. Incidence rates 1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector and category of illness, 2003 | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Industry sector 2 | Total cases | Skin disorders |
Respiratory conditions | Poisonings | All other illnesses | Total cases | Skin disorders |
Respiratory conditions | Poisonings | All other illnesses |
| Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers | Numbers of illnesses in thousands | |||||||||
| Private industry | 28.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ( 6 ) | 0.9 |
| Goods producing 3 | 60.0 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 38.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ( 6 ) | 0.5 |
| Natural resources and mining 3 | 93.3 | ( 7 ) | 35.7 | ( 7 ) | 56.1 | 0.2 | ( 7 ) | 0.1 | ( 7 ) | 0.1 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | -- | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | -- |
| Mining 4 | 97.6 | ( 7 ) | 38.1 | ( 7 ) | 59.5 | 0.2 | ( 7 ) | 0.1 | ( 7 ) | 0.1 |
| Construction | 11.9 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 5.3 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Manufacturing | 68.1 | -- | 4.3 | 3.0 | 46.8 | 0.4 | -- | ( 6 ) | ( 6 ) | 0.3 |
| Service providing | 17.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ( 6 ) | 0.4 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities 5 | 30.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 21.8 | 0.4 | ( 6 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 6 ) | 0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 16.3 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 10.1 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Retail trade | 30.7 | 4.0 | 6.1 | ( 7 ) | 20.1 | 0.2 | ( 6 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | 0.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing 5 | 13.4 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 9.6 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Utilities | 120.5 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 115.9 | 0.1 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 0.1 |
| Information | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Financial activities | 5.8 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Finance and insurance | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Professional and business services | 11.4 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 7.0 | 0.1 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Administrative and
support and waste management and remediation services |
19.3 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 10.3 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Education and health services | -- | ( 7 ) | 4.0 | ( 7 ) | -- | -- | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | -- |
| Educational services | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Health care and social assistance | -- | ( 7 ) | 4.1 | ( 7 ) | -- | -- | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | -- |
| Leisure and hospitality | 14.1 | ( 7 ) | 5.3 | ( 7 ) | 6.4 | 0.1 | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 69.3 | ( 7 ) | 30.8 | ( 7 ) | 24.6 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.9 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) |
| Other services | 26.8 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 24.8 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| Other services, except public administration | 26.8 | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | 24.8 | ( 6 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 7 ) | ( 6 ) |
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: | not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||||||
| (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where: | 5 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | |||||||||
| N = number of illnesses | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes OSHA | |||||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year | made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these | |||||||||
| 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||||||
| 2 North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition | 6 Fewer than 50 cases. | |||||||||
| 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) rules and reporting, such as those in | NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. | |||||||||
| oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are | -- Indicates data not available. | |||||||||
| provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining | ||||||||||
| contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | |||||||||
| OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are | Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||