Table 1.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007
West Virginia
Industry2	NAICS code3	2007 Average annual employment4 (000's)	Total recordable cases	Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction			Other recordable cases
				Total	Cases with days away from work5	Cases with job transfer or restriction
Private industry6		571.2	5.2	2.7	2.3	0.4	2.5
Goods producing6		128.8	6.3	3.6	2.9	0.7	2.6
Natural resources and mining6,7		28.9	5.8	3.9	3.5	0.3	1.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6	11	1.9	7.9	3.6	3.2	( 10 )	4.3
Forestry and logging	113	1.2	9.2	2.9	2.9	( 10 )	6.3
Mining7	21	27.0	5.7	3.9	3.5	0.4	1.8
Oil and gas extraction	211	2.4	4.9	3.9	3.9	( 10 )	1.0
Mining (except oil and gas)8	212	19.3	4.9	3.3	3.1	0.2	1.5
Support activities for mining	213	5.3	9.5	6.3	5.2	1.1	3.3
Construction		40.0	6.3	3.3	2.8	0.5	3.0
Construction	23	40.0	6.3	3.3	2.8	0.5	3.0
Construction of buildings	236	11.7	7.0	4.6	3.1	--	2.3
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237	7.4	4.1	2.5	2.3	( 10 )	1.6
Specialty trade contractors	238	20.9	6.8	3.0	2.8	0.2	3.8
Manufacturing		59.9	6.5	3.7	2.6	1.1	2.9
Manufacturing	31-33	59.9	6.5	3.7	2.6	1.1	2.9
Food manufacturing	311	3.8	6.0	4.4	1.7	2.6	1.6
Wood product manufacturing	321	8.1	8.8	5.7	4.2	1.5	3.1
Paper manufacturing	322	0.7	8.1	4.7	4.2	( 10 )	3.4
Printing and related support activities	323	1.6	3.9	2.0	1.8	( 10 )	1.9
Chemical manufacturing	325	9.9	2.2	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.9
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	3.8	8.2	4.5	2.9	1.6	3.7
Primary metal manufacturing	331	6.2	7.0	3.9	3.0	0.9	3.1
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	6.6	11.5	5.4	4.7	0.8	6.1
Machinery manufacturing	333	2.1	8.6	4.1	3.2	1.0	4.4
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	0.9	5.4	2.8	1.9	( 10 )	2.7
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	5.1	4.3	2.1	1.4	0.7	2.2
Furniture and related product manufacturing	337	2.1	4.9	3.4	2.1	1.3	1.5
Service providing		442.4	4.8	2.4	2.1	0.3	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities9		140.0	5.0	2.9	2.4	0.5	2.1
Wholesale trade	42	25.2	5.2	3.2	2.6	0.5	2.0
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423	13.4	5.1	3.0	2.3	0.6	2.2
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424	8.4	6.7	4.4	3.9	0.5	2.4
Retail trade	44-45	91.3	5.1	2.9	2.4	0.5	2.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	441	11.6	5.3	1.6	1.5	--	3.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	444	7.8	7.4	4.1	2.8	1.2	3.3
Food and beverage stores	445	14.8	5.7	3.2	2.7	0.5	2.5
Gasoline stations	447	9.3	4.6	3.4	3.4	( 10 )	1.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	448	5.8	2.6	1.1	1.0	( 10 )	1.4
General merchandise stores	452	21.0	7.0	4.7	3.6	1.1	2.3
Miscellaneous store retailers	453	4.5	1.6	0.9	0.9	( 10 )	0.7
Nonstore retailers	454	3.0	2.8	2.1	1.6	( 10 )	0.7
Transportation and warehousing9	48-49	17.2	5.3	3.4	2.9	0.5	1.8
Rail transportation9	482	--	1.7	1.3	1.3	( 10 )	( 10 )
Truck transportation	484	9.0	4.6	3.9	3.7	0.2	0.7
Support activities for transportation	488	1.4	17.0	4.3	3.7	--	12.7
Couriers and messengers	492	2.0	7.3	5.1	3.0	2.1	2.1
Warehousing and storage	493	1.8	6.5	4.2	2.5	1.8	2.3
Utilities	22	6.2	2.9	1.1	1.0	( 10 )	1.8
Information		11.4	3.9	2.5	2.1	0.5	1.4
Information	51	11.4	3.9	2.5	2.1	0.5	1.4
Publishing industries (except Internet)	511	3.8	7.0	4.1	3.4	0.7	2.9
Telecommunications	517	4.2	2.8	2.3	1.7	0.6	0.5
Financial activities		28.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	( 10 )	1.0
Finance and insurance	52	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance carriers and related activities	524	8.7	0.4	0.3	0.3	( 10 )	( 10 )
Professional and business services		61.0	3.2	1.4	1.2	0.1	1.8
Professional, scientific, and technical services	54	24.6	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	1.9
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	56	31.9	3.4	2.1	1.9	0.1	1.4
Administrative and support services	561	29.9	2.6	1.5	1.4	0.1	1.1
Waste management and remediation services	562	2.0	13.2	8.8	8.1	( 10 )	4.4
Education and health services		107.3	6.5	3.0	2.7	0.4	3.4
Educational services	61	4.9	1.7	0.7	0.7	( 10 )	1.0
Health care and social assistance	62	102.4	6.7	3.1	2.7	0.4	3.5
Ambulatory health care services	621	32.8	4.9	1.4	1.3	0.1	3.5
Hospitals	622	37.9	7.0	2.8	2.4	0.3	4.2
Nursing and residential care facilities	623	17.7	11.2	8.0	6.7	1.3	3.2
Social assistance	624	13.9	3.7	1.8	1.7	( 10 )	1.9
Leisure and hospitality		72.0	5.5	2.3	2.0	0.3	3.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	11.3	4.6	3.1	2.8	0.3	1.5
Accommodation and food services	72	60.7	5.7	2.1	1.8	0.3	3.6
Accommodation	721	9.4	5.3	2.7	2.7	( 10 )	2.6
Food services and drinking places	722	51.3	5.8	1.9	1.6	0.3	3.8
Other services		21.9	4.1	2.0	2.0	( 10 )	2.0
Other services, except public administration	81	21.9	4.1	2.0	2.0	( 10 )	2.0
Repair and maintenance	811	7.9	4.6	1.5	1.4	( 10 )	3.1
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813	7.1	1.4	0.8	0.8	( 10 )	0.6
1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and		Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from
were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000 where		the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
		Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
N                      = number of injuries and illnesses		therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during		8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and
the calendar year		Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are
200,000           = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers		excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).		to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not
		comparable to estimates in other industries.
2  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		9  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
3  North American Industry Classification System 2002 Edition		Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
4  Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State		10  Data too small to be displayed.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
5  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or		NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet
without job transfer or restriction.		publication guidelines.
6  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
7  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States,		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)		Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for
mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and