| Table 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | ||||||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry 2 |
Goods producing 2 | Service providing | |||||||||||||
| Total goods producing 2 |
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 [13,360 cases] | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 45.2 | 44.2 | 37.9 | 44.8 | 47.5 | 45.8 | 41.9 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 56.8 | 39.6 | 39.3 | |||
| Bruises, contusions | 8.8 | 6.6 | 11.2 | -- | 4.5 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 13.3 | -- | 10.7 | 8.1 | 20.8 | -- | |||
| Cuts, lacerations | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 9.0 | -- | -- | 8.9 | 2.8 | 10.7 | -- | |||
| Fractures | 5.3 | 7.7 | 19.0 | -- | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 26.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9 | |||
| Heat burns | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | -- | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 0.5 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.6 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Tendonitis | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Chemical burns | 0.3 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Amputations | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Multiple injuries | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | -- | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | -- | 7.1 | |||
| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||||||
| Head | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | -- | 9.1 | 4.3 | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | 3.5 | -- | 10.7 | |||
| Eye | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -- | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | 1.4 | -- | 7.1 | |||
| Neck | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -- | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | -- | -- | |||
| Trunk | 38.4 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 25.2 | 43.9 | 39.8 | 36.5 | 46.7 | 33.3 | 39.3 | 54.4 | 18.8 | 42.9 | |||
| Shoulder | 7.2 | 10.1 | 5.2 | -- | 14.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | -- | -- | |||
| Back | 25.3 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 21.7 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 41.1 | 12.8 | 32.1 | |||
| Upper extremities | 22.2 | 24.5 | 20.7 | 30.1 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.3 | 32.9 | 17.9 | |||
| Wrist | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -- | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- | 3.9 | -- | -- | |||
| Hand, except finger | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 17.4 | -- | |||
| Finger | 8.0 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | 2.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | |||
| Lower extremities | 21.2 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 21.0 | 15.7 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.2 | 32.9 | 21.4 | |||
| Knee | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 13.3 | -- | -- | 10.2 | 16.1 | -- | |||
| Foot, except toe | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | -- | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | -- | -- | |||
| Toe | 0.7 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | 0.6 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Body systems | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.9 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Multiple parts | 8.0 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 14.7 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | -- | -- | -- | 7.7 | 6.7 | -- | |||
| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 2.8 | 5.0 | 14.7 | -- | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.8 | -- | -- | |||
| Containers | 10.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | -- | 13.1 | 12.5 | 19.2 | 13.3 | -- | 16.1 | 3.2 | 14.8 | 7.1 | |||
| Furniture and fixtures | 6.2 | 2.8 | -- | -- | 6.6 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -- | 25.0 | -- | 6.3 | 18.8 | 14.3 | |||
| Machinery | 4.9 | 6.3 | 12.1 | -- | 5.1 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 26.7 | -- | -- | 1.4 | -- | -- | |||
| Parts and materials | 12.8 | 24.1 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 12.0 | -- | -- | 12.5 | 3.2 | -- | 14.3 | |||
| Worker motion or position | 14.8 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 13.3 | 25.0 | -- | 17.5 | 9.4 | 14.3 | |||
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 12.1 | 10.1 | 15.5 | -- | 9.1 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 28.2 | 10.7 | |||
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 6.7 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | |||
| Vehicles | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 11.4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 6.7 | 14.3 | |||
| Health care patient | 8.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.6 | -- | -- | |||
| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 30.2 | 38.7 | 50.0 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 25.7 | 31.4 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 26.8 | 15.4 | 28.9 | 35.7 | |||
| Struck by object | 17.2 | 22.8 | 29.3 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 17.9 | |||
| Struck against object | 7.1 | 7.2 | 9.5 | -- | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 13.3 | -- | 12.5 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 14.3 | |||
| Caught in equipment or object | 3.9 | 5.5 | 8.6 | -- | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 13.3 | -- | -- | 1.8 | -- | -- | |||
| Fall to lower level | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -- | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 20.0 | -- | -- | 1.8 | -- | 7.1 | |||
| Fall to same level | 11.9 | 6.8 | 9.5 | -- | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 39.6 | 7.1 | |||
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 1.7 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | -- | -- | |||
| Overexertion | 27.8 | 25.2 | 26.7 | 15.4 | 31.3 | 29.1 | 28.7 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 30.4 | 40.4 | 12.8 | 14.3 | |||
| Overexertion in lifting | 14.5 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 | -- | -- | 17.9 | 19.3 | -- | 7.1 | |||
| Repetitive motion | 0.9 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Exposure to harmful substances | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -- | -- | 14.3 | 3.9 | -- | 7.1 | |||
| Transportation accidents | 3.2 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.4 | -- | 14.3 | |||
| Fires and explosions | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 | -- | -- | |||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||