Table 3.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division and employment size, 2001
West Virginia
  Establishment employment size (workers)
Industry division All
establishments
1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 999 1,000 or more
Private industry2 6.8 3.8 6.6 8.2 8.2 6.4
  Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 8.0 -- 10.1 -- -- --
  Mining3 6.8 5.5 7.2 7.7 4.8 --
  Construction 7.6 11.2 6.2 -- -- --
  Manufacturing 8.9 8.2 14.0 9.6 8.3 5.8
  Durable goods 10.5 9.4 14.6 9.8 9.6 10.0
  Nondurable goods 6.3 -- 11.4 9.1 5.9 3.3
  Transportation and public utilities4 5.5 -- 5.3 5.9 -- --
  Wholesale and retail trade 7.1 -- 8.0 8.3 -- --
  Wholesale trade 7.1 -- 9.9 7.3 6.6 --
  Retail trade 7.1 -- 7.3 8.5 -- --
  Finance, insurance, and real estate 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.3 -- --
  Services 6.4 1.0 4.3 9.5 10.6 7.7
1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time   contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  
  workers and were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000 where   Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,
    1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health
          N                      = number of injuries                                                                         Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during                            4  Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation
                                     the calendar year   are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of   
          200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers   Transportation.
  '                                    (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      5  Incidence rate less than 0.05.
   
2  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.      -- Indicates data not available.
3  Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal,  
  metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and      SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
  Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining    Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.