| Table 7. Incidence rates 1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry | ||||||||||||||||
| sector, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | ||||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry 3 |
Goods producing 3 | Service providing | |||||||||||||
| Total goods producing 3 |
Natural resources and mining 3,4 | Construc- tion |
Manufac- turing |
Total service providing |
Trade,
transport- ation, and utilities 5 |
Informa- tion |
Financial activities | Profes- sional and business services |
Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | |||||
| Total [13,360 cases] | 293.9 | 383.2 | 418.8 | 469.8 | 323.8 | 262.2 | 278.6 | 150.4 | 46.6 | 149.3 | 343.5 | 338.6 | 182.3 | |||
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 133.0 | 169.1 | 158.3 | 209.6 | 153.9 | 120.2 | 117.3 | 47.9 | 17.1 | 56.8 | 195.3 | 134.4 | 69.7 | |||
| Bruises, contusions | 25.8 | 25.0 | 46.6 | -- | 14.3 | 26.0 | 20.1 | 18.5 | -- | 14.6 | 27.6 | 71.3 | -- | |||
| Cuts, lacerations | 22.7 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 68.2 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 25.1 | -- | -- | 14.2 | 10.2 | 37.1 | -- | |||
| Fractures | 15.7 | 29.0 | 77.8 | -- | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 35.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7 | |||
| Heat burns | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -- | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 1.5 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | 1.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Tendonitis | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Chemical burns | 0.9 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Amputations | 3.0 | 10.2 | 6.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Multiple injuries | 8.2 | 13.0 | 16.5 | -- | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | 7.3 | -- | 11.1 | |||
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||||||
| Head | 14.7 | 24.3 | 29.2 | -- | 29.1 | 11.3 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | 11.8 | -- | 16.7 | |||
| Eye | 7.2 | 12.7 | 6.1 | -- | 20.0 | 5.3 | 8.0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 | -- | 11.6 | |||
| Neck | 6.2 | 5.9 | 16.6 | -- | 2.7 | 6.3 | 11.4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | -- | -- | |||
| Trunk | 112.9 | 136.6 | 144.3 | 118.3 | 142.2 | 104.5 | 101.6 | 70.7 | 15.5 | 57.9 | 187.6 | 63.4 | 80.1 | |||
| Shoulder | 21.1 | 38.5 | 22.3 | -- | 46.9 | 15.0 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | 24.5 | -- | -- | |||
| Back | 74.5 | 72.2 | 87.6 | 62.6 | 69.9 | 75.3 | 71.0 | 55.1 | 11.3 | 37.9 | 140.6 | 42.4 | 60.2 | |||
| Upper extremities | 65.3 | 94.1 | 85.2 | 140.5 | 75.2 | 55.1 | 60.1 | 31.0 | 11.7 | 36.6 | 46.3 | 111.1 | 34.3 | |||
| Wrist | 13.6 | 11.6 | 17.0 | -- | 9.0 | 14.3 | 17.1 | -- | -- | -- | 13.0 | -- | -- | |||
| Hand, except finger | 16.2 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 42.4 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 8.3 | -- | -- | -- | 6.9 | 58.2 | -- | |||
| Finger | 23.6 | 44.6 | 32.3 | 72.9 | 36.1 | 16.1 | 23.5 | -- | -- | -- | 9.9 | 25.2 | 15.5 | |||
| Lower extremities | 62.3 | 72.9 | 94.2 | 97.8 | 50.7 | 58.6 | 58.0 | 29.2 | 13.7 | 35.8 | 62.9 | 111.7 | 36.9 | |||
| Knee | 28.6 | 34.4 | 37.2 | 56.5 | 22.2 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 16.4 | -- | -- | 35.3 | 54.5 | -- | |||
| Foot, except toe | 8.2 | 11.5 | 9.7 | -- | 9.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | -- | -- | -- | 7.7 | -- | -- | |||
| Toe | 2.0 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Body systems | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Multiple parts | 23.5 | 37.6 | 46.4 | 69.7 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 19.2 | -- | -- | -- | 26.4 | 23.8 | -- | |||
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 8.1 | 19.4 | 60.1 | -- | 6.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -- | -- | -- | 6.6 | -- | -- | |||
| Containers | 31.2 | 26.9 | 10.8 | -- | 43.2 | 32.8 | 53.8 | 20.2 | -- | 24.2 | 10.3 | 50.3 | 13.6 | |||
| Furniture and fixtures | 18.3 | 11.0 | -- | -- | 21.1 | 20.9 | 12.2 | -- | 11.0 | -- | 22.1 | 62.8 | 23.4 | |||
| Machinery | 14.3 | 24.3 | 49.9 | -- | 15.6 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 35.1 | -- | -- | 4.3 | -- | -- | |||
| Parts and materials | 37.6 | 92.0 | 79.6 | 106.0 | 90.6 | 18.3 | 33.3 | -- | -- | 18.3 | 11.3 | -- | 25.2 | |||
| Worker motion or position | 43.6 | 48.3 | 7.2 | 81.3 | 50.7 | 41.9 | 53.0 | 16.6 | 10.2 | -- | 60.6 | 32.8 | 23.9 | |||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 35.7 | 38.4 | 63.3 | -- | 30.1 | 34.8 | 20.1 | 32.7 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 44.2 | 94.8 | 18.6 | |||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 19.6 | 36.9 | 26.3 | 88.4 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 17.0 | -- | -- | -- | 9.0 | 24.6 | 14.3 | |||
| Vehicles | 20.4 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 43.6 | 8.6 | 20.1 | 31.9 | -- | -- | -- | 14.7 | 22.8 | 27.3 | |||
| Health care patient | 24.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 132.3 | -- | -- | |||
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 88.7 | 148.3 | 208.2 | 173.0 | 108.7 | 67.5 | 87.4 | 60.2 | 14.9 | 38.9 | 53.5 | 97.7 | 63.0 | |||
| Struck by object | 50.6 | 87.2 | 121.6 | 98.5 | 65.9 | 37.6 | 54.2 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 19.9 | 25.1 | 55.8 | 29.7 | |||
| Struck against object | 20.9 | 28.0 | 39.7 | -- | 20.3 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 19.6 | -- | 18.0 | 15.8 | 34.6 | 24.0 | |||
| Caught in equipment or object | 11.5 | 21.0 | 36.6 | -- | 16.8 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 18.7 | -- | -- | 5.5 | -- | -- | |||
| Fall to lower level | 11.6 | 19.1 | 25.1 | -- | 8.7 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 27.9 | -- | -- | 5.8 | -- | 12.9 | |||
| Fall to same level | 34.9 | 25.6 | 37.8 | -- | 25.2 | 38.2 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 45.3 | 133.8 | 15.3 | |||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 5.2 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 2.9 | 5.7 | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | |||
| Overexertion | 81.7 | 96.4 | 111.8 | 71.4 | 101.9 | 76.4 | 80.2 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 44.7 | 139.3 | 43.8 | 26.4 | |||
| Overexertion in lifting | 42.8 | 51.7 | 41.8 | 58.9 | 52.7 | 39.6 | 46.3 | -- | -- | 25.3 | 66.4 | -- | 10.9 | |||
| Repetitive motion | 2.6 | 3.0 | -- | -- | 4.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Exposure to harmful substances | 13.5 | 19.6 | 14.0 | 38.5 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 | -- | -- | 20.2 | 13.3 | -- | 12.3 | |||
| Transportation accidents | 9.5 | 12.5 | -- | -- | 4.7 | 8.5 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 | -- | 23.3 | |||
| Fires and explosions | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 3.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3 | -- | -- | |||
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were | reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators | |||||||||||||||
| calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where | 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 coal, metal, and | ||||||||||||||||
| N = number of injuries and illnesses | nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and | |||||||||||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during calendar year | Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore | |||||||||||||||
| 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, | estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||||||||||||
| 50 weeks per year). | 5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | |||||||||||||||
| Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Days away from work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of | |||||||||||||||
| transfer or restriction. | nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries | |||||||||||||||
| include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and | and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||||