Table 8.  Incidence rates  1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2006         
West Virginia
Industry 2 NAICS
code 3
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers 1
Total cases Skin
disorders
Respiratory conditions Poisonings Hearing loss All other illnesses
             
                    Private industry 4                                           18.4 2.6 1.9 0.6 4.0 9.3
             
               Goods producing4                                           31.6 3.4 2.0 ( 9 ) 11.6 14.3
             
           Natural resources and mining4,6                                           17.2 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 4.8 7.7
             
     Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4                                         11 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 )
             
Forestry and logging                                         113 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 )
             
     Mining6                                         21 16.9 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 8.1
             
Oil and gas extraction                                         211 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Mining (except oil and gas)7                                         212 21.1 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 10.5
Support activities for mining                                         213 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
           Construction                                           -- 4.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
     Construction                                         23 -- 4.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Construction of buildings                                         236 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Heavy and civil engineering construction                                         237 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Specialty trade contractors                                         238 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
           Manufacturing                                           43.2 4.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 21.7 14.6
             
     Manufacturing                                         31-33 43.2 4.4 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 21.7 14.6
             
Food manufacturing                                         311 46.6 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Wood product manufacturing                                         321 56.8 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 38.1 ( 9 )
Paper manufacturing                                         322 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Printing and related support activities                                         323 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Chemical manufacturing                                         325 23.6 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 17.0
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing                                         327 47.7 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Primary metal manufacturing                                         331 83.9 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 56.4 ( 9 )
Fabricated metal product manufacturing                                         332 39.8 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 22.8 ( 9 )
Machinery manufacturing                                         333 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing                                         335 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing                                         336 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Furniture and related product manufacturing                                         337 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
               Service providing                                           13.6 2.3 1.8 0.7 1.3 7.5
             
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8                                           11.4 ( 9 ) 1.3 ( 9 ) 3.4 5.3
             
     Wholesale trade                                         42 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods                                         423 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods                                         424 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
     Retail trade                                         44-45 8.3 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 5.1
             
Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                         441 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Furniture and home furnishings stores                                         442 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers                                         444 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Food and beverage stores                                         445 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Health and personal care stores                                         446 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Gasoline stations                                         447 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Clothing and clothing accessories stores                                         448 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores                                         451 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
General merchandise stores                                         452 29.3 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 16.9
Miscellaneous store retailers                                         453 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Nonstore retailers                                         454 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Transportation and warehousing8                                         48-49 16.6 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 8.9
             
Rail transportation8                                         482 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Truck transportation                                         484 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Scenic and sightseeing transportation                                         487 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Couriers and messengers                                         492 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Warehousing and storage                                         493 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Utilities                                         22 67.6 ( 9 ) -- ( 9 ) 54.6 ( 9 )
             
          Information                                           ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
     Information                                         51 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
             
Publishing industries (except Internet)                                         511 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) --
Telecommunications                                         517 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Financial activities                                           ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Finance and insurance                                         52 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Credit intermediation and related activities                                         522 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Insurance carriers and related activities                                         524 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Professional and business services                                           ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Professional, scientific, and technical services                                         54 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Management of companies and enterprises                                         55 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services                                         56 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Administrative and support services                                         561 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Waste management and remediation services                                         562 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Education and health services                                           28.7 3.4 -- 1.9 ( 9 ) 19.2
             
     Educational services                                         61 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Health care and social assistance                                         62 30.0 3.6 -- 2.0 ( 9 ) 20.1
             
Ambulatory health care services                                         621 19.7 -- -- 6.1 -- --
Hospitals                                         622 44.6 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 37.2
Nursing and residential care facilities                                         623 32.7 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) 21.8
Social assistance                                         624 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Leisure and hospitality                                           13.2 -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Arts, entertainment, and recreation                                         71 36.7 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Accommodation and food services                                         72 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
Accommodation                                         721 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Food services and drinking places                                         722 -- -- ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
          Other services                                           ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
             
     Other services, except public administration                                         81 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Repair and maintenance                                         811 ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 )
Personal and laundry services