|
Table 4. Number of nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1by
selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1999
|
| West Virginia--private
industry |
| Characteristic |
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 |
| Nature of injury, illness: |
| |
Sprains, strains |
7,559 |
-- |
514 |
422 |
1,209 |
530 |
576 |
1,523 |
-- |
2,633 |
| |
Bruises, contusions |
1,323 |
-- |
102 |
-- |
261 |
79 |
124 |
354 |
-- |
370 |
| |
Cuts, lacerations |
1,082 |
-- |
45 |
118 |
169 |
35 |
18 |
503 |
-- |
192 |
| |
Fractures |
1,106 |
-- |
118 |
129 |
254 |
46 |
74 |
256 |
-- |
209 |
| |
Heat burns |
227 |
-- |
9 |
-- |
15 |
-- |
-- |
147 |
-- |
42 |
| |
Carpal tunnel
syndrome |
169 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
71 |
13 |
12 |
-- |
-- |
33 |
| |
Tendonitis |
79 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
38 |
-- |
10 |
-- |
-- |
16 |
| |
Chemical burns |
75 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
-- |
-- |
39 |
-- |
17 |
| |
Amputations |
59 |
-- |
15 |
-- |
28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10 |
| |
Multiple injuries |
705 |
-- |
61 |
149 |
133 |
28 |
20 |
142 |
-- |
165 |
| Part of body affected: |
| |
Head |
881 |
-- |
69 |
166 |
163 |
49 |
30 |
161 |
-- |
239 |
| |
Eye |
499 |
-- |
17 |
156 |
109 |
-- |
14 |
52 |
-- |
124 |
| |
Neck |
356 |
-- |
27 |
-- |
43 |
28 |
28 |
47 |
-- |
142 |
| |
Trunk |
6,618 |
-- |
478 |
430 |
1,061 |
658 |
472 |
1,501 |
-- |
1,894 |
| |
Shoulder |
920 |
-- |
32 |
-- |
119 |
57 |
76 |
208 |
-- |
367 |
| |
Back |
4,637 |
-- |
347 |
322 |
762 |
502 |
325 |
1,019 |
-- |
1,290 |
| |
Upper extremities |
3,683 |
-- |
191 |
256 |
892 |
169 |
132 |
1,054 |
-- |
966 |
| |
Wrist |
687 |
-- |
27 |
-- |
208 |
41 |
21 |
143 |
-- |
198 |
| |
Hand, except finger |
640 |
-- |
29 |
-- |
129 |
11 |
37 |
251 |
-- |
150 |
| |
Finger |
1,289 |
-- |
90 |
152 |
361 |
45 |
50 |
396 |
-- |
187 |
| |
Lower extremities |
3,156 |
-- |
318 |
274 |
550 |
183 |
325 |
636 |
-- |
803 |
| |
Knee |
1,134 |
-- |
107 |
77 |
222 |
55 |
109 |
217 |
-- |
322 |
| |
Foot, except toe |
466 |
-- |
38 |
-- |
97 |
42 |
97 |
114 |
-- |
60 |
| |
Toe |
157 |
-- |
5 |
-- |
41 |
-- |
14 |
69 |
-- |
18 |
| |
Body systems |
36 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12 |
| |
Multiple parts |
1,146 |
-- |
125 |
-- |
126 |
63 |
38 |
283 |
-- |
455 |
| Source of injury, illness: |
| |
Chemicals and
chemical products |
372 |
-- |
187 |
-- |
37 |
20 |
-- |
45 |
-- |
56 |
| |
Containers |
2,089 |
-- |
48 |
-- |
390 |
120 |
278 |
940 |
-- |
264 |
| |
Furniture and
fixtures |
460 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
56 |
16 |
25 |
186 |
-- |
160 |
| |
Machinery |
1,192 |
-- |
154 |
59 |
292 |
-- |
59 |
423 |
-- |
143 |
| |
Parts and materials |
1,791 |
-- |
153 |
322 |
627 |
182 |
112 |
250 |
-- |
142 |
| |
Worker motion
or position |
3,043 |
-- |
62 |
260 |
722 |
172 |
235 |
534 |
-- |
993 |
| |
Floors, walkways,
ground surfaces |
1,953 |
-- |
155 |
91 |
196 |
230 |
151 |
483 |
-- |
622 |
| |
Tools, instruments,
and equipment |
931 |
-- |
62 |
111 |
139 |
35 |
29 |
360 |
-- |
181 |
| |
Vehicles |
1,010 |
-- |
127 |
82 |
118 |
199 |
86 |
192 |
-- |
204 |
| |
Health care
patient |
1,232 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,232 |
| Event or exposure: |
| |
Contact with
objects and equipment |
4,720 |
-- |
468 |
528 |
1,025 |
188 |
258 |
1,299 |
-- |
919 |
| |
Struck by object |
2,556 |
-- |
252 |
301 |
553 |
94 |
145 |
836 |
-- |
348 |
| |
Struck against object |
1,413 |
-- |
113 |
183 |
264 |
66 |
91 |
335 |
-- |
359 |
| |
Caught in equipment or
object |
618 |
-- |
98 |
-- |
190 |
-- |
21 |
81 |
-- |
178 |
| |
Fall to lower
level |
644 |
-- |
61 |
99 |
56 |
92 |
78 |
78 |
-- |
160 |
| |
Fall to same
level |
1,513 |
-- |
95 |
-- |
167 |
166 |
91 |
458 |
-- |
486 |
| |
Slips, trips,
loss of balance--without fall |
347 |
-- |
36 |
-- |
45 |
14 |
38 |
66 |
-- |
138 |
| |
Overexertion |
4,601 |
-- |
363 |
223 |
759 |
387 |
335 |
1,058 |
-- |
1,397 |
| |
|
Overexertion in lifting |
2,497 |
-- |
147 |
134 |
422 |
91 |
201 |
743 |
-- |
723 |
| |
Repetitive
motion |
240 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
102 |
13 |
25 |
-- |
-- |
37 |
| |
Exposure to
harmful substances |
561 |
-- |
41 |
-- |
69 |
29 |
14 |
211 |
-- |
156 |
| |
Transportation
accidents |
303 |
-- |
45 |
-- |
35 |
75 |
16 |
-- |
-- |
80 |
| |
Fires and explosions |
22 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10 |
| |
Assaults and
violent acts by person |
277 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
276 |
| 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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