| Table 5 Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness 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 | |
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 5,630 | 1,540 | 480 | 350 | 720 | 4,090 | 1,350 | 50 | 40 | 460 | 1,310 | 720 | 150 | |
| Bruises, contusions | 1,160 | 420 | 140 | 90 | 180 | 740 | 170 | 20 | -- | 190 | 280 | 80 | -- | |
| Cuts, lacerations | 1,010 | 380 | 100 | 120 | 170 | 630 | 230 | -- | -- | 80 | 80 | 230 | -- | |
| Fractures | 970 | 530 | 190 | 150 | 180 | 440 | 220 | -- | -- | 60 | 140 | -- | -- | |
| Heat burns | 280 | 50 | -- | -- | 40 | 230 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 170 | -- | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 100 | 30 | -- | -- | 30 | 60 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Tendonitis | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Chemical burns | 130 | 40 | 30 | -- | -- | 90 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Amputations | 50 | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multiple traumatic injuries | 520 | 240 | 40 | 90 | 100 | 280 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 50 | -- | |
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||||
| Head | 880 | 350 | 90 | 80 | 180 | 530 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 140 | 70 | 80 | |
| Eye | 450 | 230 | 30 | 70 | 130 | 220 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | 70 | |
| Neck | 190 | 60 | 40 | -- | -- | 120 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | |
| Trunk | 5,030 | 1,510 | 370 | 430 | 700 | 3,520 | 1,250 | 40 | 30 | 380 | 1,210 | 510 | 100 | |
| Shoulder | 860 | 270 | 70 | 90 | 110 | 590 | 240 | -- | -- | 120 | 190 | -- | -- | |
| Back | 3,060 | 840 | 210 | 190 | 440 | 2,210 | 800 | 20 | 20 | 230 | 910 | 170 | 60 | |
| Upper extremities | 2,670 | 1,010 | 280 | 160 | 570 | 1,660 | 570 | 30 | 40 | 260 | 290 | 450 | 30 | |
| Wrist | 390 | 100 | 30 | -- | 60 | 290 | 110 | -- | -- | 50 | 60 | 50 | -- | |
| Hand, except finger | 380 | 150 | 40 | -- | 90 | 230 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 70 | -- | |
| Finger | 1,250 | 480 | 150 | 60 | 260 | 780 | 270 | -- | 30 | 160 | 80 | 220 | -- | |
| Lower extremities | 2,810 | 990 | 310 | 310 | 370 | 1,820 | 630 | 40 | 20 | 350 | 450 | 250 | 80 | |
| Knee | 960 | 370 | 130 | 120 | 120 | 590 | 220 | -- | -- | 70 | 200 | 40 | 40 | |
| Foot, except toe | 400 | 140 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 260 | 100 | -- | -- | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | |
| Toe | 130 | 50 | -- | 30 | -- | 80 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Body systems | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multiple parts | 1,160 | 240 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 920 | 310 | -- | 20 | 80 | 300 | 170 | 30 | |
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 330 | 220 | 200 | -- | 20 | 110 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 50 | -- | |
| Containers | 1,470 | 300 | 40 | 60 | 200 | 1,170 | 560 | 20 | -- | 70 | 100 | 390 | 30 | |
| Furniture and fixtures | 340 | 30 | -- | 30 | -- | 310 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 50 | 20 | |
| Machinery | 960 | 530 | 130 | 90 | 310 | 430 | 190 | -- | -- | 60 | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Parts and materials | 1,580 | 1,010 | 280 | 210 | 520 | 570 | 330 | -- | -- | 190 | 20 | -- | 20 | |
| Worker motion or position | 1,650 | 480 | 30 | 130 | 310 | 1,170 | 570 | 40 | -- | 180 | 240 | 100 | 40 | |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 1,620 | 420 | 150 | 120 | 150 | 1,200 | 310 | -- | 40 | 150 | 400 | 230 | 50 | |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 860 | 300 | 70 | 90 | 130 | 560 | 170 | -- | -- | 90 | 110 | 160 | 20 | |
| Vehicles | 910 | 200 | 120 | 30 | 60 | 700 | 370 | -- | -- | 160 | 80 | 70 | -- | |
| Health care patient | 940 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 940 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 930 | -- | -- | |
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 3,920 | 1,780 | 610 | 410 | 770 | 2,130 | 890 | 30 | 40 | 370 | 300 | 370 | 110 | |
| Struck by object | 2,030 | 1,010 | 320 | 300 | 390 | 1,020 | 380 | -- | 30 | 180 | 150 | 200 | 80 | |
| Struck against object | 930 | 330 | 120 | 90 | 120 | 610 | 260 | -- | -- | 130 | 100 | 80 | 20 | |
| Caught in equipment or object | 550 | 370 | 140 | -- | 210 | 180 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | |
| Fall to lower level | 600 | 310 | 40 | 170 | 100 | 290 | 120 | -- | -- | 70 | 50 | -- | 20 | |
| Fall to same level | 1,560 | 440 | 120 | 150 | 180 | 1,120 | 290 | -- | 30 | 90 | 390 | 290 | 30 | |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 230 | 40 | -- | -- | 40 | 190 | 50 | -- | -- | 60 | 60 | -- | -- | |
| Overexertion | 3,650 | 900 | 300 | 160 | 440 | 2,740 | 920 | 30 | -- | 300 | 1,020 | 390 | 70 | |
| Overexertion in lifting | 1,500 | 350 | 90 | 110 | 150 | 1,150 | 470 | 20 | -- | 190 | 380 | 70 | 20 | |
| Repetitive motion | 120 | 50 | -- | -- | 50 | 70 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 570 | 170 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 390 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 220 | 30 | |
| Transportation accidents | 340 | 50 | 20 | -- | 20 | 300 | 160 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 60 | -- | |
| Fires and explosions | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 300 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 290 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 280 | -- | -- | |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates | |||||||||||||
| or restriction | 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) include | Administration, US Department of Transportation | |||||||||||||
| establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available Because of rounding and data exclusion | |||||||||||||
| 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, US 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 requirements | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies | |||||||||||||