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.