Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work  1 by selected worker characteristics and number of days away                    
from work, 2004    
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic Percent of cases involving Median
days away
from work
Total
cases
1 day 2 days 3 to 5
days
6 to 10
days
11 to 20
days
21 to 30
days
31 days
or more
                 
          Total   [13,360 cases] 100.0 11.9 14.2 21.6 11.3 10.5 5.0 25.5 7
                 
Sex:                  
     Men 100.0 11.1 15.3 19.7 10.8 10.8 4.8 27.3 7
     Women 100.0 13.6 12.3 25.1 12.1 9.9 5.2 22.0 5
                 
Age:                  
     14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     16 to 19 100.0 9.3 25.9 37.0 11.1 7.4 -- 7.4 3
     20 to 24  100.0 17.1 20.3 26.2 11.2 9.6 3.2 12.8 3
     25 to 34  100.0 10.9 15.8 22.1 13.6 11.2 6.0 20.7 6
     35 to 44  100.0 10.9 9.8 21.8 8.9 12.1 5.7 30.5 9
     45 to 54  100.0 11.7 13.6 14.3 11.7 8.3 4.5 36.2 10
     55 to 64  100.0 10.7 9.7 20.4 11.7 12.6 4.9 32.0 10
     65 and over 100.0 -- -- 33.3 -- -- -- 33.3 5
                 
Length of service with employer:                  
     Less than 3 months 100.0 15.8 18.6 20.3 10.7 10.7 2.8 20.9 5
     3 to 11 months 100.0 12.7 16.9 18.1 12.4 12.4 5.1 22.7 6
     1 to 5 years 100.0 11.1 13.3 24.8 11.3 8.6 4.9 25.9 6
     More than 5 years 100.0 10.5 10.8 21.6 10.5 11.4 5.9 29.2 10
                 
Race or ethnic origin:                  
     White only 100.0 11.5 15.1 21.5 11.5 10.5 5.2 24.6 6
     Black only 100.0 22.2 22.2 -- -- 11.1 -- 16.7 3
     Hispanic or Latino only 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1
     Asian only -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     American Indian or Alaskan Native only -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Hispanic or Latino and other race -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multi-race -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
                   
 
     1  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational 
transfer or restriction.                                                                                                                               Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.                                               
     NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available.  Because of rounding and data exclusion of 
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.