Table 11.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry sector and selected case types, 2003-2004
West Virginia
Industry division	Total recordable cases		Lost workday cases				Cases without lost workdays
			Total2		With days away from work3
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
Private industry 3	6.1	6.1	3.3	3.5	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.6
Goods producing 3	8.4	8.1	5.1	4.8	4.1	3.8	3.3	3.3
Natural resources and mining 3,4	8.3	7.5	5.8	4.6	5.6	4.2	2.5	2.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3	9.2	10.7	8.2	7.1	7.6	6.9	1.0	3.6
Mining 4	8.3	7.3	5.7	4.4	5.4	4.0	2.6	2.9
Construction	9.3	9.6	5.0	5.4	4.6	4.7	4.3	4.2
Manufacturing	8.0	7.7	4.9	4.6	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1
Service providing	5.3	5.3	2.6	3.0	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 5	6.3	5.7	3.4	3.4	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.4
Wholesale trade	8.5	7.4	5.1	3.8	4.1	2.6	3.4	3.7
Retail trade	6.0	5.6	3.1	3.5	2.7	3.1	2.9	2.1
Information	3.3	4.0	1.5	2.1	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.9
Financial activities	1.6	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.8
1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were			from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000 where			OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore
N                      = number of injuries and illnesses			estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year			5  Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS  by the Federal
200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers			Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).			6  Incidence rate less than 0.05.
2  North American Industry Classification System, 2002 Edition			7  Fewer than 15 cases.
3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System, 2002			-- Indicates data not available.
edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for			SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and			Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded