Table 8.  Incidence rates  1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2005        
West Virginia
Industry 2 NAICS
code 3
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers 1
Total cases Skin
disorders
Respiratory conditions Poisonings Hearing loss All other illnesses
             
                    Private industry 4   19.5 1.9 2.4 0.5 4.0 10.6
             
               Goods producing4   33.4 2.7 3.3 -- 10.6 16.0
             
           Natural resources and mining4,6   40.0 5.5 7.0 ( 9 ) 9.7 17.8
             
     Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4 11 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Forestry and logging 113 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Mining6 21 41.5 5.5 7.3 ( 9 ) 10.1 18.6
             
Oil and gas extraction 211 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Mining (except oil and gas)7 212 45.9 ( 9 ) 9.5 ( 9 ) 12.1 24.3
Support activities for mining 213 37.1 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 )
             
           Construction   19.0 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 16.9
             
     Construction 23 19.0 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 16.9
             
Construction of buildings 236 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Heavy and civil engineering construction 237 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Specialty trade contractors 238 30.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 30.4
             
           Manufacturing   37.6 2.4 2.8 -- 16.1 14.7
             
     Manufacturing 31-33 37.6 2.4 2.8 -- 16.1 14.7
             
Food manufacturing 311 43.3 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 312 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Textile product mills 314 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Apparel manufacturing 315 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Wood product manufacturing 321 27.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Paper manufacturing 322 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Printing and related support activities 323 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Chemical manufacturing 325 29.8 ( 9 ) -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 327 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Primary metal manufacturing 331 80.6 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) 42.0 31.7
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 332 50.3 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 25.9
Machinery manufacturing 333 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 335 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing 336 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Furniture and related product manufacturing 337 80.6 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Miscellaneous manufacturing 339 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
               Service providing   14.6 1.6 2.1 -- 1.7 8.7
             
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8   15.2 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- 4.9 7.4
             
     Wholesale trade 42 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 423 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 424 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 425 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Retail trade 44-45 11.6 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) 7.6
             
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 441 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Furniture and home furnishings stores 442 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Electronics and appliance stores 443 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 444 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Food and beverage stores 445 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Health and personal care stores 446 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Gasoline stations 447 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 448 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 451 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
General merchandise stores 452 29.1 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 20.5
Miscellaneous store retailers 453 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Nonstore retailers 454 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Transportation and warehousing8 48-49 9.3 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 )
             
Rail transportation8 482 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Truck transportation 484 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Scenic and sightseeing transportation 487 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Support activities for transportation 488 -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 )
Couriers and messengers 492 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Warehousing and storage 493 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Utilities 22 104.8 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) 82.8 --
             
          Information   18.9 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Information 51 18.9 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Publishing industries (except Internet) 511 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Telecommunications 517 42.9 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Financial activities   ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Finance and insurance 52 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Credit intermediation and related activities 522 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Insurance carriers and related activities 524 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Real estate and rental and leasing 53 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Professional and business services   -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
     Professional, scientific, and technical services 54 10.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 8.3
             
     Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 56 -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Administrative and support services 561 -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Waste management and remediation services 562 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Education and health services   8.1 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 5.8
             
             
     Educational services 61 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Health care and social assistance 62 8.4 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 6.1
             
Ambulatory health care services 621 -- ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Hospitals 622 15.7 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 10.0
Nursing and residential care facilities 623 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Social assistance 624 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
          Leisure and hospitality   ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Accommodation and food services 72 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Accommodation 721 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Food services and drinking places 722 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Other services   20.4 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
     Other services, except public administration 81 20.4 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Repair and maintenance 811 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Personal and laundry services 812 60.2 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations 813 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
               
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
          N                      = number of illnesses                                                                            7  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year                          Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are
          20,000,000      = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
                                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                     made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
     2  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.      8  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS  by the Federal Railroad
     3  North American Industry Classification System 2002 Edition Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 
     4  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.      9  Fewer than 15 cases.