| Table 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12,130 | 4,640 | 1,380 | 1,240 | 2,020 | 7,490 | 2,670 | 170 | 60 | 460 | 2,600 | 1,150 | 390 | |
| Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 7,950 | 4,310 | 1,370 | 1,170 | 1,780 | 3,640 | 1,890 | 130 | -- | 330 | 410 | 590 | 280 | |
| Female | 4,140 | 320 | -- | 80 | 240 | 3,820 | 750 | 40 | 50 | 130 | 2,190 | 550 | 110 | |
| Age: | ||||||||||||||
| 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 16 to 19 | 530 | 150 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 380 | 150 | -- | -- | 30 | 50 | 140 | -- | |
| 20 to 24 | 1,540 | 650 | 180 | 210 | 260 | 890 | 290 | 20 | -- | 50 | 250 | 190 | 100 | |
| 25 to 34 | 3,080 | 1,270 | 400 | 350 | 520 | 1,810 | 690 | 50 | -- | 120 | 590 | 220 | 130 | |
| 35 to 44 | 3,190 | 1,090 | 250 | 310 | 520 | 2,100 | 690 | 50 | -- | 170 | 710 | 380 | 110 | |
| 45 to 54 | 2,550 | 1,020 | 370 | 270 | 380 | 1,530 | 590 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 720 | 100 | 20 | |
| 55 to 64 | 1,090 | 430 | 120 | 40 | 260 | 670 | 220 | -- | -- | 30 | 250 | 110 | 20 | |
| 65 and over | 130 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 110 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | |
| Length of service with employer: | ||||||||||||||
| Less than 3 months | 1,490 | 630 | 230 | 140 | 260 | 870 | 340 | 20 | -- | 120 | 170 | 190 | 20 | |
| 3 to 11 months | 2,920 | 1,310 | 410 | 430 | 460 | 1,610 | 490 | 30 | -- | 110 | 490 | 370 | 120 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 4,240 | 1,400 | 430 | 420 | 540 | 2,840 | 870 | 60 | -- | 150 | 1,210 | 410 | 150 | |
| More than 5 years | 3,420 | 1,290 | 280 | 250 | 750 | 2,140 | 940 | 60 | 40 | 90 | 730 | 170 | 110 | |
| Race or ethnic origin: | ||||||||||||||
| White only | 8,180 | 2,960 | 400 | 1,010 | 1,540 | 5,230 | 1,960 | 80 | 50 | 270 | 1,970 | 540 | 370 | |
| Black only | 280 | 60 | -- | 20 | 40 | 220 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 80 | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino only | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Asian only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native only | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic or Latino and other race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multi-race | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Not reported | 3,550 | 1,590 | 970 | 200 | 420 | 1,950 | 620 | 90 | -- | 180 | 500 | 530 | 20 | |
| 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. | |||||||||||||