Table 4. Number of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 1999
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry division			Total cases	Lost workday cases		Cases without lost workdays	Disorders associated with repeated trauma
				Total1	With days away from work2
Private industry3			1.5	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.9
	Agriculture, forestry, and fishing3		( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
	Mining4		0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
	Construction		0.1	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
	Manufacturing		0.9	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.6
		Durable goods	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3
		Nondurable goods	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3
	Transportation and public utilities4		( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
		Wholesale and retail trade	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
		Wholesale trade	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
		Retail trade	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
	Finance, insurance, and real estate		--	--	--	--	--
	Services		0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 5 )
1 Total lost workday cases involve days way from work, or days of				Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and
restricted work activity, or both.				nonmetal mining industries.
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away				5 Fewer than 50 cases.
from work with or without restricted work activity.
3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.				NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal,				-- Indicates data not available.
metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department				SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey
of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of				of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia
				Bureau of Employment Programs.

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick