Table 8.  Incidence rates  1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2003
West Virginia
Industry 2	NAICS code 3	Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers 1
		Total cases	Skin disorders	Respiratory conditions	Poisonings	All other illnesses
Private industry 4		28.5	3.7	5.4	0.8	18.6
Goods producing4		60.0	8.4	11.3	1.6	38.7
Natural resources and mining4		93.3	( 9 )	35.7	( 9 )	56.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4	11	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	--
Forestry and logging	113	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Mining6	21	97.6	( 9 )	38.1	( 9 )	59.5
Mining (except oil and gas)7	212	127.0	( 9 )	49.6	( 9 )	77.4
Support activities for mining	213	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Construction		11.9	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	5.3
Construction	23	11.9	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	5.3
Construction of buildings	236	27.3	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Specialty trade contractors	238	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Manufacturing		68.1	--	4.3	3.0	46.8
Manufacturing	31-33	68.1	--	4.3	3.0	46.8
Food manufacturing	311	257.4	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	238.2
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing	312	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Wood product manufacturing	321	57.5	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	40.0
Paper manufacturing	322	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Printing and related support activities	323	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Chemical manufacturing	325	32.6	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	21.7
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	--	--	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Primary metal manufacturing	331	119.7	( 9 )	( 9 )	19.8	90.6
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Machinery manufacturing	333	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Furniture and related product manufacturing	337	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Miscellaneous manufacturing	339	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Service providing8		17.7	2.1	3.4	0.5	11.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities8		30.3	3.1	4.1	1.4	21.8
Wholesale trade	42	16.3	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	10.1
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423	15.5	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	--
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424	22.5	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	22.5
Retail trade	44-45	30.7	4.0	6.1	( 9 )	20.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	441	13.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Furniture and home furnishings stores	442	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Electronics and appliance stores	443	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	444	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Food and beverage stores	445	17.0	17.0	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Health and personal care stores	446	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Gasoline stations	447	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	448	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	451	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
General merchandise stores	452	94.2	( 9 )	11.1	( 9 )	78.5
Miscellaneous store retailers	453	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Nonstore retailers	454	89.0	( 9 )	89.0	( 9 )	( 9 )
Transportation and warehousing8	48-49	13.4	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	9.6
Rail transportation8	482	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Truck transportation	484	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Support activities for transportation	488	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Couriers and messengers	492	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Warehousing and storage	493	122.0	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Utilities	22	120.5	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	115.9
Information		( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Information	51	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Publishing industries (except Internet)	511	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Broadcasting (except Internet)	515	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Telecommunications	517	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Financial activities		5.8	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Finance and insurance	52	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Credit intermediation and related activities	522	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Insurance carriers and related activities	524	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Professional and business services		11.4	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	7.0
Professional, scientific, and technical services	54	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	56	19.3	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	10.3
Administrative and support services	561	20.0	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	10.7
Waste management and remediation services	562	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Education and health services		--	( 9 )	4.0	( 9 )	--
Educational services	61	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Health care and social assistance	62	--	( 9 )	4.1	( 9 )	--
Ambulatory health care services	621	12.4	( 9 )	10.3	( 9 )	( 9 )
Hospitals	622	--	--	( 9 )	( 9 )	--
Nursing and residential care facilities	623	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Social assistance	624	17.3	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	17.3
Leisure and hospitality		14.1	( 9 )	5.3	( 9 )	6.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	69.3	( 9 )	30.8	( 9 )	24.6
Accommodation and food services	72	4.9	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Accommodation	721	25.8	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	--
Food services and drinking places	722	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Other services		26.8	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	24.8
Other services, except public administration	81	26.8	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	24.8
Repair and maintenance	811	43.7	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	40.6
Personal and laundry services	812	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
1  Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were		Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
		7  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and
N                      = number of illnesses		Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are
EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year		excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
20,000,000      = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers		made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
		8  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS  by the Federal Railroad
2  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the changes the
3  North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition		Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective
4  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
5  Incidence rate less than 0.05.		9  Fewer than 15 cases.
6  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules		NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining		-- Indicates data not available.
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational		Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.