Table 5. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 1996-1999
West Virginia
Industry division Total cases Lost workday cases Cases without lost workdays
Total 2 With days away from work3
1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998 1999
Private industry4 -- -- 8.0 7.2 -- -- 4.0 3.9 -- -- 3.5 3.4 -- -- 4.0 3.3
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4 -- -- 10.6 8.9 -- -- 3.3 4.0 -- -- 2.9 4.0 -- -- 7.3 --
  Mining5 -- -- 9.0 8.3 -- -- 6.3 5.8 -- -- 6.1 5.6 -- -- 2.6 2.6
  Construction -- -- 9.2 8.1 -- -- 4.1 4.4 -- -- 3.9 4.2 -- -- 5.2 3.8
  Manufacturing -- -- 12.5 10.5 -- -- 6.9 5.2 -- -- 5.2 3.5 -- -- 5.7 5.3
    Durable goods -- -- 16.0 12.3 -- -- 8.6 5.9 -- -- 6.4 3.9 -- -- 7.4 6.4
    Nondurable goods -- -- 7.5 7.7 -- -- 4.3 4.1 -- -- 3.4 2.9 -- -- 3.2 3.6
  Transportation and public utilities5 -- -- 7.4 5.5 -- -- 4.0 3.6 -- -- 3.7 3.1 -- -- 3.3 1.9
  Wholesale and retail trade -- -- 7.7 7.6 -- -- 3.8 4.0 -- -- 3.5 3.6 -- -- 3.9 3.6
    Wholesale trade -- -- 7.4 6.4 -- -- 4.3 3.7 -- -- 3.9 3.3 -- -- 3.1 2.6
    Retail trade -- -- 7.9 8.0 -- -- 3.7 4.1 -- -- 3.4 3.7 -- -- 4.2 3.9
  Finance, insurance, and real estate -- -- 2.0 -- -- -- 0.4 -- -- -- 0.4 -- -- -- 1.5 --
  Services -- -- 6.3 5.8 -- -- 2.8 3.4 -- -- 2.5 3.1 -- -- 3.5 2.5
1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and   and for employees in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where   Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department 
    of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal
N = number of injuries and illnesses    mining industries.
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year.    6 Incidence rate is less than 0.05.
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers    
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).    NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
    -- Indicates data not available.
2 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted work activity, or both.    
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without    
restricted work activity.   SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.   and Illnesses, in cooperation with West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs.
5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining    

Last Updated on 9/24/01
By L McCormick