Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2000
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic
Total
cases
Percent of cases involving
Median
days away
from work
1 day
2 days
3 to 5
days
6 to 10
days
11 to 20
days
21 to 30
days
31 days
or more
    Total  [15,757 cases]
100.0
13.0
12.3
22.9
11.9
8.8
5.8
25.4
6
Nature of injury, illness:
  Sprains, strains
100.0
11.2
12.5
22.6
12.5
8.7
5.8
26.5
7
  Bruises, contusions
100.0
15.3
17.0
33.1
10.9
6.6
4.6
12.5
4
  Cuts, lacerations
100.0
24.4
11.7
28.7
14.4
11.2
1.9
7.7
4
  Fractures
100.0
2.4
7.2
7.5
9.4
10.2
8.9
54.4
37
  Heat burns
100.0
22.2
21.1
18.1
16.4
4.3
7.7
10.1
3
  Carpal tunnel syndrome
100.0
1.2
5.3
2.5
11.8
3.6
14.4
61.2
60
  Tendonitis
100.0
2.2
6.2
16.7
9.7
15.3
6.1
43.8
16
  Chemical burns
100.0
32.7
10.2
7.5
11.4
5.0
21.4
11.8
5
  Amputations
100.0
--
--
--
7.8
4.2
4.3
83.7
113
  Multiple injuries
100.0
14.0
8.4
22.3
23.2
9.7
6.6
15.8
7
Part of body affected:
  Head
100.0
33.2
18.5
24.2
9.6
5.1
0.1
9.3
2
    Eye
100.0
50.0
26.6
17.0
2.0
1.2
--
3.3
2
  Neck
100.0
5.8
9.7
24.2
11.8
11.4
2.3
34.8
10
  Trunk
100.0
11.4
11.4
22.6
12.0
8.7
4.8
29.1
7
     Shoulder
100.0
13.3
10.6
22.8
3.9
8.6
5.2
35.5
10
    Back
100.0
11.3
11.2
22.2
13.0
9.2
4.4
28.6
7
  Upper extremities
100.0
16.4
10.2
24.7
11.5
8.6
6.2
22.4
5
    Wrist
100.0
11.7
8.9
14.2
13.3
5.8
10.9
35.1
13
    Hand, except finger
100.0
23.8
11.5
33.0
11.8
8.9
3.9
7.1
4
    Finger
100.0
16.4
9.0
24.7
12.3
11.3
6.6
19.7
5
  Lower extremities
100.0
7.2
14.9
20.3
14.0
11.2
9.7
22.7
8
    Knee
100.0
5.4
15.1
16.7
7.6
12.4
13.9
29.0
15
    Foot, except toe
100.0
12.4
11.8
25.2
9.2
7.8
3.9
29.8
6
    Toe
100.0
2.6
23.1
17.1
23.8
16.0
14.8
2.6
6
  Body systems
100.0
11.3
25.1
29.3
8.7
8.8
--
16.7
3
  Multiple parts
100.0
13.6
10.8
22.7
9.3
6.3
8.4
28.9
7
Source of injury, illness:
  Chemicals and chemical products
100.0
17.2
10.5
14.3
8.3
5.3
7.7
36.7
10
  Containers
100.0
8.6
10.4
32.6
8.3
9.8
4.7
25.7
5
  Furniture and fixtures
100.0
13.5
8.2
33.8
12.5
14.2
1.8
16.0
5
  Machinery
100.0
32.2
7.7
19.3
6.7
5.7
5.2
23.2
4
  Parts and materials
100.0
10.5
14.8
22.2
13.4
10.0
5.2
24.0
6
  Worker motion or position
100.0
8.5
13.5
19.4
14.0
8.2
6.7
29.9
10
  Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
100.0
7.9
15.4
18.1
9.3
12.3
8.5
28.5
10
  Tools, instruments, and equipment
100.0
17.6
8.4
31.9
19.8
5.5
4.0
12.9
5
  Vehicles
100.0
7.4
13.4
16.8
16.4
9.3
6.6
30.2
10
  Health care patient
100.0
19.7
11.7
23.5
11.9
6.6
5.2
21.5
5
Event or exposure:
  Contact with objects and equipment
100.0
15.7
12.9
26.3
11.6
8.1
5.2
20.3
5
    Struck by object
100.0
15.6
15.9
25.7
12.2
6.9
5.1
18.6
5
    Struck against object
100.0
17.7
10.3
31.1
10.9
7.7
4.6
17.7
4
    Caught in equipment or object
100.0
8.8
8.4
15.7
13.1
12.4
8.8
32.7
16
  Fall to lower level
100.0
4.5
15.0
21.2
12.3
11.3
3.5
32.2
9
  Fall to same level
100.0
11.4
11.8
19.3
7.8
14.1
10.2
25.3
10
  Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall
100.0
5.2
15.8
22.6
39.3
6.4
5.9
4.7
8
  Overexertion
100.0
13.2
9.8
25.0
11.7
8.4
4.7
27.2
6
    Overexertion in lifting
100.0
16.1
10.3
25.4
10.6
7.8
4.4
25.3
5
  Repetitive motion
100.0
7.9
8.9
3.9
12.7
3.0
9.7
53.9
40
  Exposure to harmful substances
100.0
25.9
17.7
20.7
11.4
4.6
7.1
12.5
3
  Transportation accidents
100.0
4.3
9.8
12.8
20.9
8.9
10.6
32.6
12
  Fires and explosions
100.0
--
35.6
27.7
--
--
11.9
24.8
5
  Assaults and violent acts by person
100.0
38.4
19.1
20.8
5.0
5.8
2.6
8.2
2
1Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or withoutrestricted work activity.              SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.              
NOTE:Dashes indicate data that are not available.Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.