| Table 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry 2 |
Goods producing 2 | Service providing | ||||||||||||
| Total goods producing 2 |
Natural resources and mining 2,3 | Construc- tion |
Manufac- turing |
Total service providing |
Trade,
transport- ation, and utilities 4 |
Informa- tion |
Financial activities | Profes- sional and business services |
Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||||
| Total [13,360 cases] | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
| Sex: | |||||||||||||||
| Men | 65.0 | 94.1 | 100.0 | 97.9 | 87.9 | 49.7 | 69.2 | 80.0 | 58.3 | 73.2 | 20.7 | 43.0 | 85.7 | ||
| Women | 34.7 | 5.7 | -- | -- | 12.1 | 49.7 | 29.3 | 20.0 | 41.7 | 28.6 | 78.9 | 57.0 | 14.3 | ||
| Age: | |||||||||||||||
| 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 16 to 19 | 4.0 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 6.1 | 4.4 | 6.6 | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | -- | -- | ||
| 20 to 24 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 13.3 | -- | 16.1 | 10.2 | 32.2 | 32.1 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 22.4 | 30.8 | 25.3 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 32.1 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 28.8 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 44.6 | 24.2 | 21.5 | 17.9 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 19.8 | 24.9 | 32.8 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 17.3 | 15.0 | -- | 33.3 | 10.7 | 26.3 | 6.7 | 10.7 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 12.1 | -- | 8.6 | 7.7 | 11.4 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | -- | -- | ||
| 65 and over | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Length of service with employer: | |||||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months | 13.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 13.3 | -- | 16.1 | 10.2 | 26.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 3 to 11 months | 24.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 23.2 | 26.8 | 22.5 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 45.0 | 28.6 | ||
| 1 to 5 years | 33.8 | 31.7 | 40.5 | 31.5 | 26.8 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 40.0 | 41.7 | 30.4 | 42.1 | 19.5 | 39.3 | ||
| More than 5 years | 27.7 | 35.2 | 24.1 | 41.3 | 37.4 | 23.9 | 28.4 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 23.9 | 9.4 | 25.0 | ||
| Race or ethnic origin: | |||||||||||||||
| White only | 66.8 | 60.4 | 19.0 | 82.5 | 68.7 | 70.1 | 64.1 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 92.9 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 85.7 | ||
| Black only | 1.3 | 0.4 | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | 2.8 | -- | -- | ||
| Hispanic or Latino only | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Asian only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hispanic or Latino and other race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Not reported | 31.4 | 38.7 | 81.0 | 16.1 | 30.3 | 27.8 | 35.0 | 66.7 | 25.0 | -- | 24.6 | 24.2 | 14.3 | ||
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | requirements effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable | ||||||||||||||
| or restriction. | to estimates in other industries. | ||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | ||||||||||||||
| 3 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | ||||||||||||||
| include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | ||||||||||||||
| such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and | of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | ||||||||||||||
| do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||||||