| Table 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected worker occupations and major industry sector, 2006 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | 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 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 860 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 860 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 860 | -- | -- |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and | |||||||||||||
| material movers, hand | 790 | 340 | 30 | -- | 310 | 450 | 390 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 520 | 140 | 60 | 30 | 60 | 380 | 320 | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- | -- |
| Construction laborers | 390 | 380 | 20 | 350 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Retail salespersons | 360 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 360 | 360 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Combined food preparation and | |||||||||||||
| serving workers, including fast food | 260 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 260 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 190 | -- |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 250 | 230 | -- | 100 | 120 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 240 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 240 | 190 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Janitors and cleaners, except | |||||||||||||
| maids and housekeeping cleaners | 210 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | 190 | 20 | -- | -- | 40 | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 210 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 210 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 70 | -- |
| Electricians | 210 | 200 | 60 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Registered nurses | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | -- | -- |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 200 | 60 | -- | -- | 60 | 130 | 50 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | 50 | -- |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 160 | -- | -- |
| Psychiatric aides | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 170 | -- | -- |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 180 | 170 | -- | 170 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 160 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 160 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 160 | 160 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | -- | -- |
| Personal and home care aides | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | -- | -- |
| First-line supervisors/managers | |||||||||||||
| of retail sales workers | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Heating, air conditioning, and | |||||||||||||
| refrigeration mechanics and installers | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cashiers | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpenters | 130 | 130 | -- | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 130 | 100 | 60 | -- | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||||||