| Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker characteristics and number of days away | ||||||||||||
| from work, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| 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 [12,930 cases]. | 100.0 | 18.6 | 13.9 | 21.4 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 22.3 | 5 | |||
| Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male. | 100.0 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 19.9 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 24.0 | 5 | |||
| Female. | 100.0 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 24.6 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 18.0 | 4 | |||
| Age: | ||||||||||||
| 14 to 15. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 16 to 19. | 100.0 | 39.0 | 17.1 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 2 | |||
| 20 to 24 . | 100.0 | 22.2 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 4 | |||
| 25 to 34 . | 100.0 | 20.3 | 16.7 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 15.8 | 4 | |||
| 35 to 44 . | 100.0 | 14.9 | 9.4 | 20.7 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 27.2 | 7 | |||
| 45 to 54 . | 100.0 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 32.6 | 8 | |||
| 55 to 64 . | 100.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 18.8 | 8.9 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 33.7 | 11 | |||
| 65 and over. | 100.0 | -- | -- | 14.3 | 14.3 | 50.0 | -- | 28.6 | 12 | |||
| Length of service with employer: | ||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months. | 100.0 | 21.8 | 16.3 | 29.4 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 3 | |||
| 3 to 11 months. | 100.0 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 20.4 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 20.1 | 4 | |||
| 1 to 5 years. | 100.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 20.3 | 5 | |||
| More than 5 years. | 100.0 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 18.2 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 30.4 | 7 | |||
| Race or ethnic origin: | ||||||||||||
| White only. | 100.0 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 20.1 | 4 | |||
| Black only. | 100.0 | -- | 34.8 | 21.7 | 13.0 | -- | -- | 17.4 | 4 | |||
| Hispanic or Latino only. | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | |||
| Asian only. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Hispanic or Latino and other race. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Multi-race. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 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. | ||||||||||||