| Table 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry 2, 3, 4 |
Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||||
| Total goods producing |
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 | 12,930 | 4,270 | 1,210 | 1,120 | 1,940 | 8,660 | 3,080 | 120 | 120 | 1,100 | 2,430 | 1,460 | 330 | ||
| Gender: | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 8,790 | 4,040 | 1,200 | 1,110 | 1,730 | 4,750 | 2,150 | 90 | 50 | 810 | 580 | 820 | 260 | ||
| Female | 4,100 | 230 | -- | -- | 210 | 3,870 | 900 | 30 | 70 | 290 | 1,850 | 650 | 70 | ||
| Age: | |||||||||||||||
| 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 16 to 19 | 1,050 | 180 | -- | 100 | 70 | 860 | 50 | -- | -- | 210 | 50 | 530 | -- | ||
| 20 to 24 | 2,070 | 740 | 100 | 300 | 340 | 1,330 | 420 | -- | -- | 220 | 280 | 360 | 30 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 3,300 | 1,150 | 420 | 220 | 510 | 2,160 | 870 | 20 | 20 | 230 | 700 | 210 | 110 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 2,760 | 840 | 190 | 300 | 340 | 1,920 | 780 | 30 | 50 | 240 | 540 | 210 | 70 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 2,580 | 950 | 330 | 150 | 470 | 1,640 | 690 | 40 | 20 | 190 | 560 | 90 | 40 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 1,010 | 380 | 150 | 50 | 180 | 630 | 230 | 20 | 20 | -- | 220 | 60 | 60 | ||
| 65 and over | 140 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | 120 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | -- | -- | ||
| Length of service with employer: | |||||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months | 2,520 | 660 | 170 | 230 | 260 | 1,860 | 410 | 20 | -- | 560 | 260 | 540 | 50 | ||
| 3 to 11 months | 2,840 | 1,080 | 320 | 380 | 380 | 1,760 | 550 | 20 | -- | 230 | 480 | 370 | 100 | ||
| 1 to 5 years | 4,330 | 1,480 | 440 | 340 | 700 | 2,850 | 1,200 | 20 | 30 | 180 | 1,000 | 330 | 100 | ||
| More than 5 years | 3,190 | 1,030 | 260 | 170 | 600 | 2,160 | 890 | 70 | 80 | 130 | 690 | 230 | 90 | ||
| Race or ethnic origin: | |||||||||||||||
| White only | 9,660 | 2,840 | 230 | 1,040 | 1,570 | 6,820 | 2,210 | 40 | 80 | 960 | 1,920 | 1,330 | 280 | ||
| Black only | 230 | 40 | -- | -- | 30 | 190 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 70 | 40 | -- | ||
| Hispanic or Latino only | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Asian only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islande | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hispanic or Latino and other race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Not reported | 3,010 | 1,380 | 970 | 80 | 320 | 1,630 | 850 | 80 | 40 | 80 | 450 | 90 | 40 | ||
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | requirements effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable | ||||||||||||||
| or restriction. | to estimates 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) | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | ||||||||||||||
| include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | ||||||||||||||
| such 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 | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||||||