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Table 3. Number of nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1by
selected worker occupations and industry division, 1999
|
| West Virginia--private
industry |
| Occupation |
Private
industry 2 |
Goods
producing |
Service
producing |
| Agriculture, forestry,
and fishing |
Mining 3 |
Construction |
Manufacturing |
Transportation and
public utilities 3 |
Wholesale trade |
Retail trade |
Finance, insurance,
and real estate |
Services |
| |
Total |
15,940 |
-- |
1,212 |
1,249 |
2,858 |
1,157 |
1,031 |
3,687 |
-- |
4,516 |
| Nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants |
1,546 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,546 |
| Truck drivers |
1,452 |
-- |
34 |
-- |
145 |
651 |
307 |
161 |
-- |
108 |
| Laborers, nonconstruction |
1,004 |
-- |
111 |
-- |
386 |
13 |
210 |
104 |
-- |
172 |
| Miscellaneous
food preparation occupations |
701 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
679 |
-- |
22 |
| Construction
laborers |
447 |
-- |
-- |
443 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Cooks |
420 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
312 |
-- |
108 |
| Stock handlers
and baggers |
327 |
-- |
11 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
305 |
-- |
-- |
| Janitors and
cleaners |
294 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
23 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
221 |
| Cashiers |
289 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
281 |
-- |
-- |
| Maids and housemen |
256 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
256 |
| Supervisors
and proprietors, sales occupations |
236 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
228 |
-- |
-- |
| Electricians |
229 |
-- |
90 |
99 |
24 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
13 |
| Carpenters |
210 |
-- |
12 |
165 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
28 |
| Garage and
service station related occupations |
209 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
13 |
22 |
168 |
-- |
-- |
| Automobile
mechanics |
207 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
157 |
-- |
39 |
| Registered
nurses |
197 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
197 |
| Sales workers,
other commodities |
178 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
11 |
157 |
-- |
-- |
| Miscellaneous
material moving equipment operators |
173 |
-- |
162 |
-- |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Bus, truck,
and stationary engine mechanics |
172 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
18 |
62 |
25 |
50 |
-- |
18 |
| Health aides,
exc. nursing |
170 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
170 |
| Licensed practical
nurses |
161 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
161 |
| Groundskeepers
and gardeners, exc. farm |
160 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
17 |
-- |
45 |
| Receptionists |
157 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
157 |
| Welders and
cutters |
154 |
-- |
14 |
-- |
81 |
18 |
10 |
-- |
-- |
25 |
| Driver-sales
workers |
149 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
31 |
13 |
90 |
-- |
-- |
13 |
| Kitchen workers,
food preparation |
142 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
141 |
-- |
-- |
| Assemblers |
138 |
-- |
5 |
-- |
114 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Industrial
truck and tractor equipment operators |
124 |
-- |
22 |
-- |
76 |
-- |
-- |
18 |
-- |
-- |
| Machinists |
110 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
93 |
-- |
16 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Waiters and
waitresses |
109 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
90 |
-- |
18 |
| Garbage collectors |
102 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
102 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 1 Days-away-from-work
cases include those which result in days away from work with or without |
NOTE: Dashes indicate
data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of |
| restricted work activity. |
nonclassifiable responses,
data may not sum to the totals. |
| 2 Excludes
farms with fewer than 11 employees. |
|
| 3 Data conforming
to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
and |
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries |
| for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health |
and Illnesses in cooperation
with participating State agencies. |
| 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 |
|
| industries. |
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