| Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days | |||||||||||||||
| away from work, 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work |
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| 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 |
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| Total [13,360 cases] | 100.0 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 21.6 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 25.5 | 7 | ||||||
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 100.0 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 27.0 | 7 | ||||||
| Bruises, contusions | 100.0 | 19.7 | 25.6 | 22.2 | 13.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 3 | ||||||
| Cuts, lacerations | 100.0 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 13.6 | 5 | ||||||
| Fractures | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 50.7 | 30 | ||||||
| Heat burns | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 29.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 29.4 | 18 | ||||||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.9 | 15 | ||||||
| Tendonitis | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78 | ||||||
| Chemical burns | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | ||||||
| Amputations | 100.0 | -- | -- | 69.2 | -- | -- | -- | 23.1 | 3 | ||||||
| Multiple injuries | 100.0 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 35.1 | 12 | ||||||
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||||
| Head | 100.0 | 25.4 | 32.8 | 14.9 | 10.4 | 7.5 | -- | 6.0 | 2 | ||||||
| Eye | 100.0 | 24.2 | 42.4 | 27.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | ||||||
| Neck | 100.0 | -- | 10.7 | 25.0 | 7.1 | -- | -- | 50.0 | 23 | ||||||
| Trunk | 100.0 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 22.8 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 27.3 | 8 | ||||||
| Shoulder | 100.0 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 31.3 | 10 | ||||||
| Back | 100.0 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 25.4 | 7 | ||||||
| Upper extremities | 100.0 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 5 | ||||||
| Wrist | 100.0 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 16.1 | -- | 29.0 | 10 | ||||||
| Hand, except finger | 100.0 | 13.5 | 28.4 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 6.8 | -- | 6.8 | 4 | ||||||
| Finger | 100.0 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 15.0 | 4 | ||||||
| Lower extremities | 100.0 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 20.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 29.0 | 7 | ||||||
| Knee | 100.0 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 30.8 | 9 | ||||||
| Foot, except toe | 100.0 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 24.3 | 13.5 | 5.4 | -- | 35.1 | 7 | ||||||
| Toe | 100.0 | 22.2 | 33.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | ||||||
| Body systems | 100.0 | -- | 33.3 | 33.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | ||||||
| Multiple parts | 100.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 19.6 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 9 | ||||||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 100.0 | 21.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 5.4 | -- | 35.1 | 8 | ||||||
| Containers | 100.0 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 25.4 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 25.4 | 5 | ||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 100.0 | 12.0 | 30.1 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 20.5 | 4 | ||||||
| Machinery | 100.0 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 23.1 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 26.2 | 7 | ||||||
| Parts and materials | 100.0 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 23.4 | 6 | ||||||
| Worker motion or position | 100.0 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 20.2 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 29.3 | 8 | ||||||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 100.0 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 27.8 | 8 | ||||||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 100.0 | 19.1 | 14.6 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 14.6 | 4 | ||||||
| Vehicles | 100.0 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 44.1 | 16 | ||||||
| Health care patient | 100.0 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 27.3 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 7.3 | 19.1 | 6 | ||||||
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 100.0 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 20.8 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 21.8 | 5 | ||||||
| Struck by object | 100.0 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 22.6 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 18.7 | 4 | ||||||
| Struck against object | 100.0 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 27.4 | 8 | ||||||
| Caught in equipment or object | 100.0 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 9.6 | -- | 28.8 | 6 | ||||||
| Fall to lower level | 100.0 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 30.2 | 11.3 | 17.0 | -- | 22.6 | 6 | ||||||
| Fall to same level | 100.0 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 25.2 | 5 | ||||||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 100.0 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 21.7 | 13.0 | -- | -- | 17.4 | 3 | ||||||
| Overexertion | 100.0 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 23.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 25.9 | 8 | ||||||
| Overexertion in lifting | 100.0 | 8.2 | 16.5 | 26.8 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 8.2 | 18.6 | 5 | ||||||
| Repetitive motion | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 25.0 | -- | -- | 50.0 | 30 | ||||||
| Exposure to harmful substances | 100.0 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 14.8 | 4 | ||||||
| Transportation accidents | 100.0 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 20.9 | 9.3 | -- | -- | 51.2 | 38 | ||||||
| Fires and explosions | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60 | ||||||
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 100.0 | 20.0 | -- | -- | -- | 20.0 | -- | 26.7 | 19 | ||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||