| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||