| Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness 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 | |
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains. | 5,370 | 1,740 | 530 | 420 | 790 | 3,630 | 1,220 | 60 | 20 | 210 | 1,510 | 470 | 150 | |
| Bruises, contusions. | 1,190 | 480 | 180 | 150 | 140 | 720 | 290 | 20 | -- | 50 | 190 | 140 | 20 | |
| Cuts, lacerations. | 1,100 | 500 | 110 | 180 | 200 | 600 | 300 | 20 | -- | 20 | 60 | 120 | 80 | |
| Fractures. | 920 | 470 | 210 | 100 | 160 | 460 | 240 | -- | -- | 30 | 80 | 80 | -- | |
| Heat burns. | 130 | 40 | -- | -- | 30 | 90 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 20 | -- | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome. | 50 | 30 | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Tendonitis. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Chemical burns. | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Amputations. | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Multiple traumatic injuries. | 460 | 230 | 60 | 100 | 70 | 230 | 70 | -- | -- | 30 | 90 | 20 | -- | |
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||||
| Head. | 630 | 350 | 120 | 60 | 170 | 280 | 120 | -- | -- | 40 | 70 | 30 | -- | |
| Eye. | 310 | 210 | 50 | 50 | 110 | 100 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | |
| Neck. | 160 | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | 100 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | |
| Trunk. | 4,940 | 1,480 | 430 | 340 | 710 | 3,460 | 1,190 | 70 | 30 | 170 | 1,360 | 450 | 190 | |
| Shoulder. | 880 | 230 | 60 | 30 | 140 | 650 | 270 | 20 | -- | 40 | 170 | 80 | 80 | |
| Back. | 3,230 | 870 | 270 | 200 | 400 | 2,360 | 760 | 40 | -- | 100 | 1,040 | 310 | 100 | |
| Upper extremities. | 2,600 | 1,210 | 320 | 240 | 650 | 1,390 | 500 | 60 | -- | 80 | 320 | 260 | 160 | |
| Wrist. | 360 | 160 | 30 | 50 | 90 | 190 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 30 | -- | |
| Hand, except finger. | 520 | 220 | 80 | 40 | 100 | 300 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 50 | 80 | |
| Finger. | 1,090 | 520 | 110 | 60 | 350 | 570 | 250 | 20 | -- | 30 | 80 | 110 | 80 | |
| Lower extremities. | 2,660 | 1,150 | 360 | 440 | 340 | 1,510 | 630 | 20 | -- | 110 | 440 | 280 | 20 | |
| Knee. | 1,090 | 450 | 120 | 200 | 140 | 640 | 180 | -- | -- | 60 | 210 | 170 | -- | |
| Foot, except toe. | 440 | 180 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 270 | 140 | -- | -- | 20 | 70 | 40 | -- | |
| Toe. | 100 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Body systems. | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | |
| Multiple parts. | 940 | 330 | 100 | 130 | 90 | 610 | 150 | -- | -- | 40 | 290 | 90 | 30 | |
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products. | 200 | 140 | 90 | -- | 40 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | |
| Containers. | 1,340 | 330 | 70 | 30 | 230 | 1,000 | 510 | 30 | -- | 50 | 150 | 160 | 100 | |
| Furniture and fixtures. | 430 | 50 | -- | 20 | 30 | 390 | 130 | -- | -- | 40 | 140 | 60 | -- | |
| Machinery. | 960 | 540 | 160 | 120 | 260 | 420 | 210 | 20 | -- | -- | 50 | 40 | 70 | |
| Parts and materials. | 1,340 | 1,000 | 230 | 290 | 470 | 340 | 230 | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 40 | -- | |
| Worker motion or position. | 1,580 | 570 | 40 | 210 | 320 | 1,010 | 290 | 30 | -- | 100 | 270 | 220 | 90 | |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces. | 1,690 | 500 | 200 | 170 | 130 | 1,190 | 300 | 30 | -- | 90 | 530 | 220 | 20 | |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment. | 1,030 | 470 | 110 | 200 | 160 | 560 | 250 | 20 | -- | 40 | 90 | 130 | 30 | |
| Vehicles. | 890 | 270 | 130 | 50 | 90 | 620 | 400 | 20 | -- | 20 | 130 | 40 | 20 | |
| Health care patient. | 960 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 960 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 960 | -- | -- | |
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment. | 3,950 | 2,070 | 740 | 500 | 840 | 1,880 | 810 | 50 | -- | 110 | 360 | 330 | 210 | |
| Struck by object. | 2,080 | 1,130 | 420 | 300 | 410 | 950 | 440 | 20 | -- | 20 | 130 | 230 | 90 | |
| Struck against object. | 1,040 | 470 | 190 | 110 | 170 | 560 | 220 | 20 | -- | 50 | 120 | 50 | 100 | |
| Caught in equipment or object. | 560 | 350 | 100 | 50 | 210 | 210 | 80 | -- | -- | 30 | 60 | 20 | -- | |
| Fall to lower level. | 830 | 220 | 60 | 100 | 70 | 600 | 180 | -- | -- | 60 | 250 | 90 | 20 | |
| Fall to same level. | 1,330 | 410 | 110 | 170 | 120 | 920 | 210 | 20 | -- | 90 | 360 | 210 | -- | |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without f | 310 | 110 | -- | 40 | 60 | 200 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 70 | -- | |
| Overexertion. | 3,100 | 960 | 300 | 150 | 510 | 2,130 | 800 | 40 | -- | 60 | 970 | 200 | 40 | |
| Overexertion in lifting. | 1,420 | 370 | 90 | 60 | 220 | 1,060 | 440 | 20 | -- | 20 | 390 | 150 | 20 | |
| Repetitive motion. | 90 | 60 | -- | -- | 50 | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Exposure to harmful substances. | 370 | 180 | 50 | 30 | 100 | 190 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 20 | -- | |
| Transportation accidents. | 400 | 100 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 300 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- | -- | |
| Fires and explosions. | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Assaults and violent acts by person. | 220 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 220 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | 30 | -- | |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates | |||||||||||||
| or restriction. | 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) include | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | |||||||||||||
| establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | |||||||||||||
| 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 requirements | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||