| Table 2. Percent distribution 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 cases]........................ | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male......................................................... | 68.0 | 94.6 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 89.2 | 54.8 | 69.8 | 75.0 | 41.7 | 73.6 | 23.9 | 56.2 | 78.8 | |
| Female..................................................... | 31.7 | 5.4 | -- | -- | 10.8 | 44.7 | 29.2 | 25.0 | 58.3 | 26.4 | 76.1 | 44.5 | 21.2 | |
| Age: | ||||||||||||||
| 14 to 15................................................................................................................ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 16 to 19................................................................................................................ | 8.1 | 4.2 | -- | 8.9 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 1.6 | -- | -- | 19.1 | 2.1 | 36.3 | -- | |
| 20 to 24................................................................................................................ | 16.0 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 26.8 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 13.6 | -- | -- | 20.0 | 11.5 | 24.7 | 9.1 | |
| 25 to 34................................................................................................................ | 25.5 | 26.9 | 34.7 | 19.6 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 28.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 28.8 | 14.4 | 33.3 | |
| 35 to 44................................................................................................................ | 21.3 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 26.8 | 17.5 | 22.2 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 41.7 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 14.4 | 21.2 | |
| 45 to 54................................................................................................................ | 20.0 | 22.2 | 27.3 | 13.4 | 24.2 | 18.9 | 22.4 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 23.0 | 6.2 | 12.1 | |
| 55 to 64................................................................................................................ | 7.8 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -- | 9.1 | 4.1 | 18.2 | |
| 65 and over............................................. | 1.1 | 0.5 | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | 3.3 | -- | -- | |
| Length of service with employer: | ||||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months................................ | 19.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 20.5 | 13.4 | 21.5 | 13.3 | 16.7 | -- | 50.9 | 10.7 | 37.0 | 15.2 | |
| 3 to 11 months........................................ | 22.0 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 33.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 16.7 | -- | 20.9 | 19.8 | 25.3 | 30.3 | |
| 1 to 5 years............................................. | 33.5 | 34.7 | 36.4 | 30.4 | 36.1 | 32.9 | 39.0 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 16.4 | 41.2 | 22.6 | 30.3 | |
| More than 5 years................................... | 24.7 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 30.9 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 58.3 | 66.7 | 11.8 | 28.4 | 15.8 | 27.3 | |
| Race or ethnic origin: | ||||||||||||||
| White only............................................... | 74.7 | 66.5 | 19.0 | 92.9 | 80.9 | 78.8 | 71.8 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 87.3 | 79.0 | 91.1 | 84.8 | |
| Black only................................................................................................................ | 1.8 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 1.5 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 5.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino only............................ | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Asian only............................................... | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islande | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino and other race........... | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race................................................ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Not reported................................................................................................................ | 23.3 | 32.3 | 80.2 | 7.1 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 27.6 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 7.3 | 18.5 | 6.2 | 12.1 | |
| 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. | |||||||||||||