Table 1.Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2002
West Virginia
Industry2	SIC code3	Total recordable cases	Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction			Other recordable cases
			Total	Cases with days away from work4	Cases with job transfer or restriction
Private Industry5		6.3	3.6	3.1	0.5	2.7
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing5		4.2	2.0	1.1	0.8	2.3
Agricultural services	07	5.0	2.1	1.3	0.8	2.9
Mining6		9.1	6.3	5.9	0.3	2.8
Coal mining7	12	9.1	6.5	6.2	0.3	2.7
Oil and gas extraction	13	10.0	6.1	5.6	0.4	3.9
Construction		6.5	3.3	3.1	0.2	3.3
General building contractors	15	5.9	3.3	3.2	0.1	2.7
Heavy construction, except building	16	4.5	2.0	1.7	0.3	2.5
Special trade contractors	17	7.7	3.8	3.6	0.2	3.9
Manufacturing		8.6	5.3	3.7	1.6	3.3
Durable goods		10.7	6.2	4.4	1.9	4.4
Lumber and wood products	24	9.6	7.3	5.7	1.6	2.3
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	16.6	11.6	8.6	3.0	5.1
Primary metal industries	33	12.1	5.5	2.5	3.0	6.6
Fabricated metal products	34	11.8	6.5	4.9	1.6	5.3
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	10.8	5.9	5.2	0.7	4.9
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	8.8	5.5	2.9	2.6	3.3
Transportation equipment	37	4.2	0.9	0.7	0.2	3.2
Instruments and related products	38	6.1	3.6	1.7	1.9	2.6
Nondurable goods		5.6	3.9	2.8	1.1	1.7
Food and kindred products	20	9.2	6.7	2.4	4.3	--
Printing and publishing	27	5.0	3.3	2.6	0.7	1.7
Chemicals and allied products	28	1.7	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.7
Transportation and public utilities8		5.6	3.8	3.5	0.3	1.7
Railroad transportation8	40	2.2	1.7	1.7	( 9 )	0.5
Trucking and warehousing	42	8.4	6.4	6.1	0.3	2.1
Communications	48	2.4	1.2	1.1	0.1	1.1
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	3.7	2.3	1.7	0.6	1.4
Wholesale and retail trade		6.3	3.3	3.1	0.3	2.9
Wholesale trade		5.9	3.8	3.5	0.2	2.1
Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	4.5	3.2	2.9	0.3	1.3
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	7.9	4.6	4.5	0.2	3.3
Retail trade		6.4	3.2	3.0	0.3	3.2
Building materials and garden supplies	52	10.7	8.4	6.6	1.8	2.3
General merchandise stores	53	9.2	6.1	5.4	0.7	3.2
Food stores	54	6.1	3.8	3.8	( 9 )	2.4
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	4.6	1.8	1.6	0.2	2.7
Apparel and accessory stores	56	3.8	0.8	0.7	( 9 )	3.0
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	2.7	1.9	1.8	( 9 )	0.8
Eating and drinking places	58	7.0	2.3	2.3	( 9 )	4.7
Miscellaneous retail	59	3.5	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.8
Finance, insurance, and real estate		1.6	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.7
Depository institutions	60	1.0	0.5	0.5	( 9 )	0.5
Real estate	65	5.9	3.6	3.3	0.3	2.3
Services		5.7	3.2	2.8	0.3	2.6
Hotels and other lodging places	70	8.7	3.8	3.7	0.2	4.9
Personal services	72	2.7	1.6	1.2	0.4	1.1
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	3.9	2.3	2.3	( 9 )	1.6
Miscellaneous repair services	76	12.5	5.4	4.7	0.7	7.1
Amusement and recreation services	79	8.1	4.3	4.0	0.3	3.8
Health services	80	7.8	4.5	4.0	0.6	3.3
Legal services	81	1.1	0.5	0.5	( 9 )	0.6
Educational services	82	2.4	1.5	1.1	0.3	1.0
Social services	83	5.7	3.2	3.1	( 9 )	2.5
Membership organizations	86	2.7	1.5	1.3	0.2	1.2
Engineering and management services	87	1.5	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.7
1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with
full-time workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 200,000 where		estimates for other industries.
		7 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the
N= number of injuries and illnesses		Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
EH= total hours worked by all employees during		Independent mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect the
		changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers		2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		estimates for other industries.
		8Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by
2Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
3Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping
4Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from		requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
work with or without job transfer or restriction.		industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
5Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		9Incidence rate less than 0.05.
6Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,
1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health		NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas		n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are		-- Indicates data not available.
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.These data do not reflect the		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,		participating State agencies.