Table 8.Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2002
West Virginia
Industry1	SIC code2	Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers3
		Total cases	Skin diseases or disorders	Respiratory conditions	Poisonings	All other illnesses
Private Industry4		32.4	3.3	5.7	0.3	23.1
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4		6.9	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	6.9
Agricultural services	07	8.7	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	8.7
Mining6		137.9	0.4	45.8	( 5 )	91.7
Coal mining7	12	171.6	( 5 )	57.8	( 5 )	113.9
Oil and gas extraction	13	10.3	2.6	( 5 )	( 5 )	7.7
Construction		35.2	( 5 )	( 5 )	1.7	33.5
General building contractors	15	24.2	( 5 )	( 5 )	6.0	16.9
Heavy construction, except building	16	21.3	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	21.3
Special trade contractors	17	--	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	--
Manufacturing		61.6	6.8	9.5	1.1	44.3
Durable goods		70.5	11.1	13.2	0.5	46.2
Lumber and wood products	24	72.1	16.1	( 5 )	( 5 )	56.0
Stone, clay, and glass products	32	136.5	11.4	15.9	( 5 )	109.2
Primary metal industries	33	91.8	7.5	44.0	( 5 )	40.3
Fabricated metal products	34	59.4	18.6	( 5 )	( 5 )	40.9
Industrial machinery and equipment	35	6.9	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	6.9
Electronic and other electric equipment	36	30.9	15.5	15.5	( 5 )	( 5 )
Transportation equipment	37	21.7	8.1	( 5 )	5.4	8.1
Instruments and related products	38	120.9	13.4	( 5 )	( 5 )	100.7
Nondurable goods		48.1	--	3.8	2.1	41.8
Food and kindred products	20	112.5	( 5 )	22.0	( 5 )	92.9
Printing and publishing	27	5.8	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	5.8
Chemicals and allied products	28	24.3	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	24.3
Transportation and public utilities8		32.2	2.4	7.4	( 5 )	22.5
Railroad transportation8	40	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Trucking and warehousing	42	47.3	8.2	25.7	( 5 )	12.4
Communications	48	27.6	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	27.6
Electric, gas, and sanitary services	49	5.6	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	5.6
Wholesale and retail trade		12.4	--	1.9	( 5 )	7.0
Wholesale trade		21.4	0.4	8.4	( 5 )	12.6
Wholesale trade--durable goods	50	16.7	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	16.7
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods	51	28.8	0.9	21.6	( 5 )	6.3
Retail trade		9.6	--	( 5 )	( 5 )	5.3
Building materials and garden supplies	52	8.7	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	8.7
General merchandise stores	53	22.0	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	22.0
Food stores	54	--	--	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Automotive dealers and service stations	55	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Apparel and accessory stores	56	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Furniture and homefurnishings stores	57	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Eating and drinking places	58	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Miscellaneous retail	59	13.7	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	13.7
Finance, insurance, and real estate		14.8	4.5	( 5 )	( 5 )	9.9
Depository institutions	60	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Real estate	65	72.9	27.0	( 5 )	( 5 )	45.9
Services		22.4	2.7	2.9	( 5 )	16.8
Hotels and other lodging places	70	10.8	5.4	5.4	( 5 )	( 5 )
Personal services	72	31.0	8.9	8.9	( 5 )	11.1
Auto repair, services, and parking	75	28.0	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	28.0
Miscellaneous repair services	76	17.9	3.6	( 5 )	( 5 )	14.3
Amusement and recreation services	79	42.1	7.0	1.4	( 5 )	33.7
Health services	80	17.5	1.8	3.3	( 5 )	12.6
Legal services	81	21.4	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	21.4
Educational services	82	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Social services	83	55.4	8.8	( 5 )	( 5 )	46.6
Membership organizations	86	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )	( 5 )
Engineering and management services	87	9.0	( 5 )	1.8	( 5 )	8.1
1Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for
2Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.		other industries.
3Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000		7Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the
full-time workers and were calculated as:(N/EH) x 20,000,000 where		Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
		Independent mining contractors are excluded.These data do not reflect
N= number of illnesses		the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective
EH= total hours worked by all employees during		January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not
		comparable with estimates for other industries.
20,000,000      = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers		8Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
		Transportation.These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to
4Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore
5Incidence rate less than 0.05.		estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for
6Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification		other industries.
Manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as		NOTE:Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
those in Oil and Gas Extraction.Data for mining operators in coal, metal,		n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health		-- Indicates data not available.
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.Independent mining
contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining		SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
industries.These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its		Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with
recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore		participating State agencies.