Table 2.  Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1	NAICS code2	2007 Average annual employment3	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		571.2	25.7	13.5	11.4	2.1	12.2
Goods producing5		128.8	8.2	4.7	3.8	0.9	3.4
Natural resources and mining5,6		28.9	2.0	1.3	1.2	0.1	0.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5	11	1.9	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	0.1
Forestry and logging	113	1.2	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	0.1
Mining6	21	27.0	1.9	1.3	1.2	0.1	0.6
Oil and gas extraction	211	2.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )
Mining (except oil and gas)7	212	19.3	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.4
Support activities for mining	213	5.3	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2
Construction		40.0	2.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	1.1
Construction	23	40.0	2.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	1.1
Construction of buildings	236	11.7	0.7	0.4	0.3	--	0.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237	7.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.1
Specialty trade contractors	238	20.9	1.3	0.6	0.5	( 9 )	0.7
Manufacturing		59.9	3.9	2.2	1.6	0.6	1.7
Manufacturing	31-33	59.9	3.9	2.2	1.6	0.6	1.7
Food manufacturing	311	3.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Wood product manufacturing	321	8.1	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2
Paper manufacturing	322	0.7	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Printing and related support activities	323	1.6	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Chemical manufacturing	325	9.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Primary metal manufacturing	331	6.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	6.6	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.4
Machinery manufacturing	333	2.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.1
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	0.9	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	5.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.1
Furniture and related product manufacturing	337	2.1	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Service providing		442.4	17.6	8.8	7.6	1.2	8.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities8		140.0	6.1	3.6	3.0	0.6	2.6
Wholesale trade	42	25.2	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.1	0.5
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423	13.4	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424	8.4	0.6	0.4	0.3	( 9 )	0.2
Retail trade	44-45	91.3	3.6	2.0	1.7	0.3	1.6
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	441	11.6	0.6	0.2	0.2	--	0.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	444	7.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
Food and beverage stores	445	14.8	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3
Gasoline stations	447	9.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	448	5.8	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
General merchandise stores	452	21.0	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.4
Miscellaneous store retailers	453	4.5	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Nonstore retailers	454	3.0	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Transportation and warehousing8	48-49	17.2	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.4
Rail transportation8	482	--	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Truck transportation	484	9.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	( 9 )	0.1
Support activities for transportation	488	1.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	--	0.2
Couriers and messengers	492	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )
Warehousing and storage	493	1.8	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Utilities	22	6.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.1
Information		11.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
Information	51	11.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2
Publishing industries (except Internet)	511	3.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.1
Telecommunications	517	4.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )
Financial activities		28.9	0.4	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.3
Finance and insurance	52	--	--	--	--	--	--
Insurance carriers and related activities	524	8.7	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Professional and business services		61.0	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.9
Professional, scientific, and technical services	54	24.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.4
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	56	31.9	0.9	0.5	0.5	( 9 )	0.4
Administrative and support services	561	29.9	0.6	0.4	0.3	( 9 )	0.3
Waste management and remediation services	562	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.1
Education and health services		107.3	5.7	2.7	2.3	0.3	3.0
Educational services	61	4.9	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
Health care and social assistance	62	102.4	5.6	2.6	2.3	0.3	3.0
Ambulatory health care services	621	32.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	( 9 )	0.9
Hospitals	622	37.9	2.2	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.3
Nursing and residential care facilities	623	17.7	1.7	1.2	1.0	0.2	0.5
Social assistance	624	13.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.2
Leisure and hospitality		72.0	2.7	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	11.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.1
Accommodation and food services	72	60.7	2.3	0.8	0.7	0.1	1.5
Accommodation	721	9.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	( 9 )	0.2
Food services and drinking places	722	51.3	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	1.3
Other services		21.9	0.7	0.3	0.3	( 9 )	0.3
Other services, except public administration	81	21.9	0.7	0.3	0.3	( 9 )	0.3
Repair and maintenance	811	7.9	0.4	0.1	0.1	( 9 )	0.2
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813	7.1	0.1	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
1  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		7  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
2  North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002 Edition		Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.
3  Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State		These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.		made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for
4  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or		these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
without job transfer or restriction.		8  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
5  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		U.S. Department of Transportation.
6  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States,		9  Data too small to be displayed.
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration  (MSHA)
rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining		NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health		publication guidelines.
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,		Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.