| Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days | ||||||||||||
| away from work, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | ||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days away from work |
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| Total cases |
1 day | 2 days | 3
to 5 days |
6
to 10 days |
11
to 20 days |
21
to 30 days |
31
days or more |
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| Total [12,130 cases]. | 100.0 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 22.8 | 6 | |||
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains. | 100.0 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 23.1 | 7 | |||
| Bruises, contusions. | 100.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 26.9 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 4 | |||
| Cuts, lacerations. | 100.0 | 13.6 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 3 | |||
| Fractures. | 100.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 58.7 | 42 | |||
| Heat burns. | 100.0 | -- | 23.1 | 30.8 | 23.1 | -- | -- | -- | 5 | |||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.0 | 33 | |||
| Tendonitis. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Chemical burns. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |||
| Amputations. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50.0 | 32 | |||
| Multiple traumatic injuries. | 100.0 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 6.5 | -- | 32.6 | 10 | |||
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||
| Head. | 100.0 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | -- | 6.3 | 2 | |||
| Eye. | 100.0 | 38.7 | 19.4 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | 2 | |||
| Neck. | 100.0 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 12.5 | -- | -- | 18.8 | 5 | |||
| Trunk. | 100.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 23.3 | 7 | |||
| Shoulder. | 100.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 31.8 | 8 | |||
| Back. | 100.0 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 24.5 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 21.1 | 7 | |||
| Upper extremities. | 100.0 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 24.2 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 20.0 | 4 | |||
| Wrist. | 100.0 | 22.2 | 5.6 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 27.8 | 5 | |||
| Hand, except finger. | 100.0 | 21.2 | 26.9 | 21.2 | 7.7 | 5.8 | -- | 17.3 | 3 | |||
| Finger. | 100.0 | 11.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 17.4 | 4 | |||
| Lower extremities. | 100.0 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 27.1 | 7 | |||
| Knee. | 100.0 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 25.7 | 7 | |||
| Foot, except toe. | 100.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 27.3 | 6 | |||
| Toe. | 100.0 | -- | 40.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0 | 2 | |||
| Body systems. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | |||
| Multiple parts. | 100.0 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 29.8 | 10 | |||
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products. | 100.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | -- | 25.0 | 8 | |||
| Containers. | 100.0 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 24.6 | 13.4 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 17.9 | 5 | |||
| Furniture and fixtures. | 100.0 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 25.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 | -- | 16.3 | 3 | |||
| Machinery. | 100.0 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 27.1 | 5 | |||
| Parts and materials. | 100.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 25.4 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 20.9 | 6 | |||
| Worker motion or position. | 100.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 24.1 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 24.7 | 7 | |||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces. | 100.0 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 27.2 | 9 | |||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment. | 100.0 | 12.6 | 19.4 | 27.2 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 15.5 | 4 | |||
| Vehicles. | 100.0 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 32.6 | 7 | |||
| Health care patient. | 100.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 20.8 | 6 | |||
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment. | 100.0 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 18.5 | 4 | |||
| Struck by object. | 100.0 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 30.3 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 15.4 | 3 | |||
| Struck against object. | 100.0 | 17.3 | 26.0 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 18.3 | 3 | |||
| Caught in equipment or object. | 100.0 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 26.8 | 8 | |||
| Fall to lower level. | 100.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 18.1 | 26.5 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 32.5 | 9 | |||
| Fall to same level. | 100.0 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 24.8 | 7 | |||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall. | 100.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 32.3 | 12.9 | 6.5 | -- | 29.0 | 6 | |||
| Overexertion. | 100.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 22.3 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 24.2 | 7 | |||
| Overexertion in lifting. | 100.0 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 26.8 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 6 | |||
| Repetitive motion. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.4 | 21 | |||
| Exposure to harmful substances. | 100.0 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 27.0 | 10.8 | 13.5 | -- | 8.1 | 4 | |||
| Transportation accidents. | 100.0 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | -- | 30.0 | 5 | |||
| Fires and explosions. | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | |||
| Assaults and violent acts by person. | 100.0 | 22.7 | 13.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -- | -- | 13.6 | 3 | |||
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | |||||||||||
| transfer or restriction. | Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||
| NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of | ||||||||||||
| nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||