| Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness 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 | |||
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains. | 100.0 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 22.7 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 5 | |||
| Bruises, contusions. | 100.0 | 31.9 | 16.4 | 25.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 14.7 | 3 | |||
| Cuts, lacerations. | 100.0 | 21.8 | 16.8 | 27.7 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 14.9 | 3 | |||
| Fractures. | 100.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 63.9 | 51 | |||
| Heat burns. | 100.0 | 46.4 | 25.0 | 10.7 | -- | 10.7 | -- | -- | 2 | |||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.0 | 71 | |||
| Tendonitis. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | |||
| Chemical burns. | 100.0 | 23.1 | -- | -- | 46.2 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | |||
| Amputations. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.0 | 51 | |||
| Multiple traumatic injuries. | 100.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 23.1 | -- | 19.2 | 8 | |||
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||
| Head. | 100.0 | 52.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 8.0 | -- | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1 | |||
| Eye. | 100.0 | 55.6 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |||
| Neck. | 100.0 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 36.8 | -- | -- | -- | 15.8 | 4 | |||
| Trunk. | 100.0 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 23.9 | 6 | |||
| Shoulder. | 100.0 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 29.1 | 12 | |||
| Back. | 100.0 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 23.2 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 21.2 | 5 | |||
| Upper extremities. | 100.0 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 21.7 | 4 | |||
| Wrist. | 100.0 | 10.3 | 20.5 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 33.3 | 7 | |||
| Hand, except finger. | 100.0 | 18.4 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 18.4 | 5 | |||
| Finger. | 100.0 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 20.8 | 3 | |||
| Lower extremities. | 100.0 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 24.6 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 25.6 | 5 | |||
| Knee. | 100.0 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 21.9 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 25.0 | 6 | |||
| Foot, except toe. | 100.0 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 5 | |||
| Toe. | 100.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 15.4 | -- | -- | -- | 38.5 | 3 | |||
| Body systems. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | |||
| Multiple parts. | 100.0 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 29.3 | 10.3 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 24.1 | 6 | |||
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products. | 100.0 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 27.3 | -- | -- | 24.2 | 7 | |||
| Containers. | 100.0 | 27.2 | 10.9 | 22.4 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 4 | |||
| Furniture and fixtures. | 100.0 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 20.6 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 6 | |||
| Machinery. | 100.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 24.0 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 5 | |||
| Parts and materials. | 100.0 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 25.9 | 6 | |||
| Worker motion or position. | 100.0 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 23.0 | 5 | |||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces. | 100.0 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 29.6 | 6 | |||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment. | 100.0 | 27.9 | 17.4 | 31.4 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 3 | |||
| Vehicles. | 100.0 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 23.1 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 31.9 | 10 | |||
| Health care patient. | 100.0 | 11.7 | 20.2 | 31.9 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 14.9 | 4 | |||
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment. | 100.0 | 18.9 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 21.7 | 4 | |||
| Struck by object. | 100.0 | 22.2 | 15.3 | 25.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 4 | |||
| Struck against object. | 100.0 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 23.7 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 30.1 | 6 | |||
| Caught in equipment or object. | 100.0 | 18.2 | 5.5 | 21.8 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 36.4 | 8 | |||
| Fall to lower level. | 100.0 | 13.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 8.3 | 11.7 | -- | 28.3 | 6 | |||
| Fall to same level. | 100.0 | 19.9 | 10.9 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 5 | |||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall. | 100.0 | 8.7 | 39.1 | 21.7 | 8.7 | -- | -- | 8.7 | 3 | |||
| Overexertion. | 100.0 | 15.9 | 13.7 | 22.7 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 19.5 | 5 | |||
| Overexertion in lifting. | 100.0 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 27.3 | 7 | |||
| Repetitive motion. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.7 | 67 | |||
| Exposure to harmful substances. | 100.0 | 36.8 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | -- | 7.0 | 2 | |||
| Transportation accidents. | 100.0 | 14.7 | -- | 5.9 | 17.6 | 26.5 | 5.9 | 26.5 | 14 | |||
| Fires and explosions. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Assaults and violent acts by person. | 100.0 | 50.0 | 10.0 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | 30.0 | 2 | |||
| 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. | ||||||||||||