Table 8.  Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2008         
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
             
                         All industries including
                              State and local government4                                        
             
  17.9 1.8 1.6 0.3 4.4 9.8
             
                    Private industry4                                           17.5 1.9 1.8 ( 5 ) 4.8 9.0
             
               Goods-producing4                                           22.7 2.1 3.4 ( 5 ) 12.8 4.2
             
           Natural resources and mining4,6                                           18.1 ( 5 ) 8.1 ( 5 ) 6.3 ( 5 )
             
     Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4                                         11 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Forestry and logging                                         113 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Mining6                                         21 18.4 ( 5 ) 8.4 ( 5 ) 6.5 ( 5 )
             
Oil and gas extraction                                         211 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Mining (except oil and gas)7                                         212 24.6 ( 5 ) 11.2 ( 5 ) 8.7 ( 5 )
             
           Construction                                           5.0 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Construction                                         23 5.0 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Construction of buildings                                         236 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Heavy and civil engineering construction                                         237 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Specialty trade contractors                                         238 ( 5 ) -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
           Manufacturing                                           36.4 3.7 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 24.3 6.4
             
     Manufacturing                                         31-33 36.4 3.7 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 24.3 6.4
             
Food manufacturing                                         311 109.5 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 83.6 ( 5 )
Textile mills                                         313 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Wood product manufacturing                                         321 46.9 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 40.1 ( 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 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing                                         327 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Primary metal manufacturing                                         331 26.9 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Fabricated metal product manufacturing                                         332 45.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 26.1 ( 5 )
Machinery manufacturing                                         333 78.5 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing                                         335 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing                                         336 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Furniture and related product manufacturing                                         337 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
               Service-providing                                           15.7 1.8 1.2 ( 5 ) 1.8 10.7
             
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8                                           12.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 3.5 6.7
             
     Wholesale trade                                         42 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods                                         423 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods                                         424 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
     Retail trade                                         44-45 5.9 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 3.0
             
Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                         441 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Furniture and home furnishings stores                                         442 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 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 )
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores                                         451 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
General merchandise stores                                         452 25.5 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 12.5
Nonstore retailers                                         454 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Transportation and warehousing8                                         48-49 22.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 21.0
             
Rail transportation8                                         482 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Truck transportation                                         484 21.5 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 21.5
Support activities for transportation                                         488 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 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 70.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 66.2 ( 5 )
             
          Information                                           ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
     Information                                         51 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
Publishing industries (except Internet)                                         511 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Telecommunications                                         517 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
          Financial activities                                           ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Finance and insurance                                         52 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Credit intermediation and related activities                                         522 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Real estate and rental and leasing                                         53 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Professional and business services                                           -- -- -- -- -- --
             
     Professional, scientific, and technical services                                         54 -- -- -- ( 5 ) -- --
             
     Management of companies and enterprises                                         55 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services                                         56 9.3 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) 6.2
             
Administrative and support services                                         561 10.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) 6.8
Waste management and remediation services                                         562 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Education and health services                                           13.3 1.9 2.5 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 8.8
             
     Educational services                                         61 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Health care and social assistance                                         62 13.7 2.0 2.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 9.0
             
Ambulatory health care services                                         621 9.6 ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 8.6
Hospitals                                         622 15.8 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 11.0
Nursing and residential care facilities                                         623 24.2 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Social assistance                                         624 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
          Leisure and hospitality                                           4.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Arts, entertainment, and recreation                                         71 ( 5 ) ( 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 )
             
          Other services                                           ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Other services, except public administration                                         81 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Repair and maintenance                                         811 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Personal and laundry services                                         812 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations                                         813 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
                         State and local government                                           19.8 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- 14.0
             
                    State government                                           21.7 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- 17.9
             
               Service-providing                                           19.2 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- 15.0
             
          Education and health services                                           9.6 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Educational services                                         61 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Educational services                                         611 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Health care and social assistance                                         62 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) --
             
Hospitals                                         622 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
Nursing and residential care facilities                                         623 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Public administration                                           32.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- 24.4
             
     Public administration                                         92 32.0 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- 24.4
             
Justice, public order, and safety activities                                         922 37.3 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 37.3
             
                    Local government                                           18.7 ( 5 ) -- -- -- 11.5
             
               Service-providing                                           18.7 ( 5 ) -- -- -- 11.5
             
          Trade, transportation, and utilities8                                           -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 )
             
     Transportation and warehousing8                                         48-49 -- -- -- -- -- --
             
Transit and ground passenger transportation                                         485 -- -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Utilities                                         22 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 )
             
Utilities                                         221 -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) -- ( 5 )
             
          Education and health services                                           -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Educational services                                         61 -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Educational services                                         611 -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
     Health care and social assistance                                         62 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
Hospitals                                         622 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 )
             
          Public administration                                           50.7 -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) 44.3
             
     Public administration                                         92 50.7 -- ( 5 ) -- ( 5 ) 44.3
             
Justice, public order, and safety activities                                         922 -- ( 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