Table 8.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2007         
West Virginia
Industry 2 NAICS
code3
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers1
Total cases Skin
disorders
Respiratory conditions Poisonings Hearing loss All other illnesses
             
                    Private industry4   19.7 3.8 2.6 -- 4.4 8.6
             
               Goods producing4   32.0 4.4 6.1 -- 12.3 8.0
             
           Natural resources and mining4,6   26.3 ( 5 ) 10.1 -- 7.8 ( 5 )
             
     Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4 11 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Forestry and logging 113 -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Mining6 21 25.7 -- 9.3 -- 8.1 ( 5 )
             
Oil and gas extraction 211 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Mining (except oil and gas)7 212 28.0 ( 5 ) 12.4 ( 5 ) 10.8 ( 5 )
Support activities for mining 213 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
           Construction   17.7 ( 5 ) 7.8 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 6.9
             
     Construction 23 17.7 ( 5 ) 7.8 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 6.9
             
Construction of buildings 236 32.8 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Heavy and civil engineering construction 237 39.8 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Specialty trade contractors 238 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
           Manufacturing   43.5 7.5 2.8 ( 5 ) 21.5 11.3
             
     Manufacturing 31-33 43.5 7.5 2.8 ( 5 ) 21.5 11.3
             
Food manufacturing 311 39.7 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Wood product manufacturing 321 26.0 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 20.4 ( 5 )
Paper manufacturing 322 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Printing and related support activities 323 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Chemical manufacturing 325 21.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 327 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Primary metal manufacturing 331 83.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 58.4 ( 5 )
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 332 89.0 28.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 24.4 29.8
Machinery manufacturing 333 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 335 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing 336 30.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Furniture and related product manufacturing 337 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
               Service providing   15.3 3.6 1.3 ( 5 ) 1.6 8.7
             
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8   13.3 2.9 1.3 ( 5 ) 3.6 5.4
             
     Wholesale trade 42 7.4 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 423 12.3 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 424 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Retail trade 44-45 12.7 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 6.0
             
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 441 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 444 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Food and beverage stores 445 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Gasoline stations 447 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 448 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
General merchandise stores 452 29.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 16.7
Miscellaneous store retailers 453 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Nonstore retailers 454 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Transportation and warehousing8 48-49 16.0 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 )
             
Rail transportation8 482 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Truck transportation 484 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Support activities for transportation 488 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Couriers and messengers 492 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Warehousing and storage 493 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Utilities 22 33.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 27.8 ( 5 )
             
             
          Information   21.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Information 51 21.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Publishing industries (except Internet) 511 46.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Telecommunications 517 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Financial activities   -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
     Finance and insurance 52 -- -- -- -- -- --
             
Insurance carriers and related activities 524 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Professional and business services   20.0 8.5 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 10.7
             
     Professional, scientific, and technical services 54 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 56 37.1 14.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 21.2
             
Administrative and support services 561 37.9 15.4 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 20.6
Waste management and remediation services 562 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
          Education and health services   15.3 3.8 2.1 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 9.3
             
     Educational services 61 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Health care and social assistance 62 15.9 3.9 2.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 9.7
             
Ambulatory health care services 621 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Hospitals 622 23.0 5.1 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 14.4
Nursing and residential care facilities 623 24.0 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 13.9
Social assistance 624 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Leisure and hospitality   7.1 3.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Arts, entertainment, and recreation 71 27.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Accommodation and food services 72 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Accommodation 721 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Food services and drinking places 722 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Other services   ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
     Other services, except public administration 81 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
Repair and maintenance 811 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations 813 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
               
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were  coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational 
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 
2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
          N                      = number of illnesses                                                                             7  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and 
          EH                   = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year                           Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are 
          20,000,000      = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
                                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                                                                                      made 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.      8  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  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
     5  Data too small to be displayed. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet
     6  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, publication guidelines.
 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  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational 
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health  Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the