| Table 10. Incidence rates 1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry, 2004 | |||||||
| West Virginia | |||||||
| Industry2 | NAICS code3 |
2004 Average annual employment4 (000's) |
Incidence rates | Numbers (000's) |
Percent relative standard error11 | ||
| Incidence rates | Numbers | ||||||
| Private industry 5 | 547.9 | 5.8 | 26.3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Goods producing5 | 122.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Natural resources and mining5,6 | 24.5 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 | 11 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 21 | 19 | |
| Forestry and logging | 113 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 21 | 20 | |
| Mining6 | 21 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 6 | 7 | |
| Mining (except oil and gas)7 | 212 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 1.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Coal mining7 | 2121 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Coal mining7 | 21211 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining7 | 212111 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Bituminous coal underground mining7 | 212112 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Support activities for mining | 213 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 23 | 21 | |
| Construction | 34.8 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Construction | 23 | 34.8 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 15 | 15 | |
| Construction of buildings | 236 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 20 | 18 | |
| Residential building construction | 2361 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 33 | 29 | |
| Nonresidential building construction | 2362 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 23 | 20 | |
| Highway, street, and bridge construction | 2373 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 17 | 21 | |
| Specialty trade contractors | 238 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 23 | 24 | |
| Manufacturing | 63.0 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | 63.0 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 9 | 8 | |
| Wood product manufacturing | 321 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 11 | 9 | |
| Sawmills and wood preservation | 3211 | 3.1 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 14 | 13 | |
| Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing | 3212 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 12 | 11 | |
| Other wood product manufacturing | 3219 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 14 | 14 | |
| Printing and related support activities | 323 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Chemical manufacturing | 325 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 10 | 11 | |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 327 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 19 | 18 | |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 331 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 48 | 45 | |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 332 | 6.6 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 24 | 25 | |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 336 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 23 | 19 | |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 337 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 34 | 15 | |
| Service providing | 425.6 | 5.1 | 17.3 | ( 10 ) | 4 | ||
| Trade, transportation, and utilities8 | 134.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Wholesale trade | 42 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 21 | 20 | |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 423 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 17 | 16 | |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 4231 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 25 | 24 | |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 424 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 40 | 40 | |
| Retail trade | 44-45 | 88.9 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5 | 5 | |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 441 | 12.3 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 20 | 19 | |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 442 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 23 | 23 | |
| Electronics and appliance stores | 443 | 2.0 | 2.6 | ( 9 ) | 42 | 43 | |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 444 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 16 | 16 | |
| Food and beverage stores | 445 | 14.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 13 | 12 | |
| Grocery stores | 4451 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 13 | 13 | |
| Health and personal care stores | 446 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17 | 16 | |
| Gasoline stations | 447 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 28 | 27 | |
| Clothing and clothing accessories stores | 448 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 16 | 16 | |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores | 451 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 38 | 38 | |
| General merchandise stores | 452 | 19.5 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 7 | 7 | |
| Department stores | 4521 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 10 | 9 | |
| Other general merchandise stores | 4529 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 453 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 21 | 21 | |
| Nonstore retailers | 454 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 20 | 19 | |
| Transportation and warehousing8 | 48-49 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 12 | 13 | |
| Rail transportation8 | 482 | -- | 2.3 | 0.1 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Truck transportation | 484 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 19 | 21 | |
| Support activities for transportation | 488 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ( 9 ) | 24 | 22 | |
| Couriers and messengers | 492 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 16 | 15 | |
| Warehousing and storage | 493 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 43 | 33 | |
| Utilities | 22 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 21 | 22 | |
| Information | 11.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Information | 51 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 14 | 12 | |
| Publishing industries (except Internet) | 511 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 15 | 14 | |
| Telecommunications | 517 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 34 | 34 | |
| Financial activities | 28.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 17 | 16 | ||
| Finance and insurance | 52 | 21.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 524 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 28 | 29 | |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 53 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 23 | 23 | |
| Professional and business services | 57.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 54 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 31 | 31 | |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 55 | 2.9 | ( 12 ) | ( 12 ) | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 56 | 30.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 19 | 26 | |
| Administrative and support services | 561 | 29.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 24 | 34 | |
| Waste management and remediation services | 562 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 23 | 24 | |
| Education and health services | 104.4 | 6.5 | 5.4 | ( 10 ) | 8 | ||
| Educational services | 61 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 22 | 22 | |
| Health care and social assistance | 62 | 99.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | ( 10 ) | 8 | |
| Ambulatory health care services | 621 | 31.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 26 | 26 | |
| Hospitals | 622 | 37.1 | 7.0 | 2.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 16 | 17 | |
| Social assistance | 624 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 36 | 38 | |
| Leisure and hospitality | 68.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Accommodation and food services | 72 | 57.9 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 15 | 15 | |
| Accommodation | 721 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 23 | 21 | |
| Food services and drinking places | 722 | 48.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 18 | 18 | |
| Other services | 20.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 17 | 16 | ||
| Other services, except public administration | 81 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 17 | 16 | |
| Repair and maintenance | 811 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 23 | 24 | |
| Personal and laundry services | 812 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 22 | 24 | |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 813 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 28 | 26 | |
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: | made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries | ||||||
| (N/EH) x 200,000 where | are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||
| 7 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, | |||||||
| N = number of injuries | U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. These data do not reflect the changes | ||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year | the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, | ||||||
| 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | 8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | ||||||
| Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | |||||||
| 2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. | 9 Fewer than 50 cases. | ||||||
| 3 North American Industry Classification System 2002 Edition | 10 Percent relative standard error less than 0.5. | ||||||
| 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Quarterly | 11 Relative standard errors were not calculated for coal and lignite mining (NAICS 2121), metal, | ||||||
| Census of Employment and Wages. | and nonmetal mining (NAICS 2122 and 2123), and rail transportation (NAICS 482). | ||||||
| 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 12 Fewer than 15 cases. | ||||||
| 6 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) | 13 Incidence rate less than 0.05. | ||||||