| Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness 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 | 4,570 | 1,160 | 1,430 | 1,980 | 8,790 | 3,340 | 150 | 120 | 560 | 2,850 | 1,490 | 280.0 | ||
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 6,040 | 2,020 | 440 | 640 | 940 | 4,030 | 1,400 | 50 | 40 | 210 | 1,620 | 590 | 110.0 | ||
| Bruises, contusions | 1,170 | 300 | 130 | -- | 90 | 870 | 240 | 20 | -- | 60 | 230 | 310 | -- | ||
| Cuts, lacerations | 1,030 | 410 | 90 | 210 | 120 | 620 | 300 | -- | -- | 50 | 80 | 160 | -- | ||
| Fractures | 710 | 350 | 220 | -- | 70 | 370 | 130 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | ||
| Heat burns | 170 | 70 | 20 | -- | 50 | 100 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 70 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Tendonitis | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Chemical burns | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Amputations | 130 | 120 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Multiple injuries | 370 | 160 | 50 | -- | 40 | 220 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- | 20.0 | ||
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||||
| Head | 670 | 290 | 80 | -- | 180 | 380 | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | -- | 30.0 | ||
| Eye | 330 | 150 | 20 | -- | 120 | 180 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 20.0 | ||
| Neck | 280 | 70 | 50 | -- | 20 | 210 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | ||
| Trunk | 5,130 | 1,630 | 400 | 360 | 870 | 3,500 | 1,220 | 70 | 40 | 220 | 1,550 | 280 | 120.0 | ||
| Shoulder | 960 | 460 | 60 | -- | 290 | 500 | 170 | -- | -- | -- | 200 | -- | -- | ||
| Back | 3,380 | 860 | 240 | 190 | 430 | 2,520 | 850 | 60 | 30 | 140 | 1,170 | 190 | 90.0 | ||
| Upper extremities | 2,970 | 1,120 | 240 | 430 | 460 | 1,850 | 720 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 380 | 490 | 50.0 | ||
| Wrist | 620 | 140 | 50 | -- | 50 | 480 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 110 | -- | -- | ||
| Hand, except finger | 740 | 260 | 50 | 130 | 70 | 480 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 260 | -- | ||
| Finger | 1,070 | 530 | 90 | 220 | 220 | 540 | 280 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 110 | 20.0 | ||
| Lower extremities | 2,830 | 870 | 260 | 300 | 310 | 1,960 | 690 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 520 | 490 | 60.0 | ||
| Knee | 1,300 | 410 | 100 | 170 | 140 | 890 | 310 | 20 | -- | -- | 290 | 240 | -- | ||
| Foot, except toe | 370 | 140 | 30 | -- | 50 | 230 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- | -- | ||
| Toe | 90 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Body systems | 90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Multiple parts | 1,070 | 450 | 130 | 210 | 110 | 620 | 230 | -- | -- | -- | 220 | 100 | -- | ||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 370 | 230 | 170 | -- | 40 | 140 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | ||
| Containers | 1,420 | 320 | 30 | -- | 260 | 1,100 | 640 | 20 | -- | 90 | 90 | 220 | 20 | ||
| Furniture and fixtures | 830 | 130 | -- | -- | 130 | 700 | 150 | -- | 30 | -- | 180 | 280 | 40 | ||
| Machinery | 650 | 290 | 140 | -- | 100 | 360 | 210 | 40 | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | ||
| Parts and materials | 1,710 | 1,100 | 220 | 320 | 550 | 610 | 400 | -- | -- | 70 | 90 | -- | 40 | ||
| Worker motion or position | 1,980 | 580 | 20 | 250 | 310 | 1,410 | 630 | 20 | 30 | -- | 500 | 140 | 40 | ||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 1,620 | 460 | 180 | -- | 180 | 1,170 | 240 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 370 | 420 | 30 | ||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 890 | 440 | 70 | 270 | 100 | 450 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 110 | 20 | ||
| Vehicles | 930 | 250 | 70 | 130 | 50 | 680 | 380 | -- | -- | -- | 120 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Health care patient | 1,100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,100 | -- | -- | ||
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 4,030 | 1,770 | 580 | 530 | 660 | 2,260 | 1,050 | 60 | 40 | 150 | 440 | 430 | 100 | ||
| Struck by object | 2,300 | 1,040 | 340 | 300 | 400 | 1,260 | 650 | 20 | 20 | 80 | 210 | 250 | 50 | ||
| Struck against object | 950 | 330 | 110 | -- | 120 | 610 | 200 | 20 | -- | 70 | 130 | 150 | 40 | ||
| Caught in equipment or object | 520 | 250 | 100 | -- | 100 | 270 | 180 | 20 | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | ||
| Fall to lower level | 530 | 230 | 70 | -- | 50 | 300 | 140 | 30 | -- | -- | 50 | -- | 20 | ||
| Fall to same level | 1,590 | 310 | 110 | -- | 150 | 1,280 | 200 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 380 | 590 | 20 | ||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 230 | 40 | -- | -- | 20 | 190 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 90 | -- | -- | ||
| Overexertion | 3,710 | 1,150 | 310 | 220 | 620 | 2,560 | 960 | 20 | 20 | 170 | 1,150 | 190 | 40 | ||
| Overexertion in lifting | 1,940 | 620 | 120 | 180 | 320 | 1,330 | 550 | -- | -- | 100 | 550 | -- | 20 | ||
| Repetitive motion | 120 | 40 | -- | -- | 30 | 80 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Exposure to harmful substances | 610 | 230 | 40 | 120 | 80 | 380 | 130 | -- | -- | 80 | 110 | -- | 20 | ||
| Transportation accidents | 430 | 150 | -- | -- | 30 | 280 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 40 | ||
| Fires and explosions | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | -- | -- | ||
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates | ||||||||||||||
| or restriction. | 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) include | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | ||||||||||||||
| establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | ||||||||||||||
| 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 requirements | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||||||