| Table 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry sector and employment size, 2008 | ||||||
| West Virginia | ||||||
| Industry sector2 | All establishments |
Establishment employment size (workers) | ||||
| 1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
| All industries including State and local government | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Private industry3 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Goods-producing3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Natural resources and mining3,4 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3 | 6.8 | -- | 10.0 | 8.4 | -- | -- |
| Mining4 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- |
| Construction | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | -- |
| Manufacturing | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Service-providing | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities5 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 4.2 | -- | 4.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| Transportation and warehousing5 | 4.8 | -- | 6.2 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Utilities | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -- | -- |
| Information | 2.8 | -- | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -- |
| Financial activities | 2.2 | -- | -- | 2.5 | 1.4 | -- |
| Finance and insurance | 1.1 | -- | -- | 2.2 | 1.4 | -- |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5.4 | -- | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Professional and business services | 2.7 | -- | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -- |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.9 | -- | -- | 1.3 | -- | -- |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1.0 | -- | ( 6 ) | 1.7 | -- | -- |
| Administrative and
support and waste management and remediation services |
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| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | -- | |
| Education and health services | 5.7 | -- | 3.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| Educational services | 1.8 | ( 6 ) | -- | 1.4 | 2.5 | -- |
| Health care and social assistance | 5.8 | -- | 3.8 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 4.4 | -- | 4.5 | 4.9 | 8.3 | -- |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.6 | -- | 3.4 | 4.9 | -- | -- |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.4 | ( 6 ) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 10.7 | -- |
| Other services | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
| Other services, except public administration | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
| State and local government | 4.5 | ( 6 ) | 4.7 | 4.6 | -- | -- |
| State government | 3.8 | ( 6 ) | 6.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Local government | 4.9 | ( 6 ) | 4.2 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were | from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes | |||||
| calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where | OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore | |||||
| N = number of injuries and illnesses | estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | |||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year | 5 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal | |||||
| 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | |||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | 6 Data too small to be displayed. | |||||
| 2 North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition | ||||||
| 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet | |||||
| 4 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 | publication guidelines. | |||||
| edition) 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 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | |||||
| mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and | Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||
| Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded | ||||||