| Table 10. Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry, 2008 | |||||||
| West Virginia | |||||||
| Industry2 | NAICS code3 |
2008 Average annual employment4 (000's) |
Incidence rates | Numbers (000's) |
Percent relative standard error | ||
| Incidence rates | Numbers | ||||||
| All industries
including State and local government 5 |
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| 687.4 | 4.4 | 26.5 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Private industry 5 | 573.4 | 4.5 | 22.3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Goods-producing5 | 127.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Natural resources and mining5,6 | 30.3 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 | 11 | 1.8 | 6.7 | ( 9 ) | 32 | 29 | |
| Forestry and logging | 113 | 1.1 | 8.4 | ( 9 ) | 45 | 42 | |
| Mining6 | 21 | 28.5 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Oil and gas extraction | 211 | 2.7 | 2.9 | ( 9 ) | 23 | 22 | |
| Mining (except oil and gas)7 | 212 | 20.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Coal mining7 | 2121 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Coal mining7 | 21211 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining7 | 212111 | -- | 2.2 | ( 9 ) | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Bituminous coal underground mining7 | 212112 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Construction | 39.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Construction | 23 | 39.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 15 | 15 | |
| Construction of buildings | 236 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 16 | 16 | |
| Residential building construction | 2361 | 5.7 | 5.0 | ( 9 ) | 26 | 26 | |
| Nonresidential building construction | 2362 | 5.4 | 4.8 | ( 9 ) | 20 | 20 | |
| Heavy and civil engineering construction | 237 | 7.3 | 5.5 | ( 9 ) | 12 | 13 | |
| Utility system construction | 2371 | 3.8 | 6.1 | ( 9 ) | 20 | 20 | |
| Highway, street, and bridge construction | 2373 | 2.0 | 4.9 | ( 9 ) | 13 | 19 | |
| Specialty trade contractors | 238 | 20.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 26 | 26 | |
| Manufacturing | 57.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Manufacturing | 31-33 | 57.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Food manufacturing | 311 | 3.7 | 9.2 | ( 9 ) | 23 | 23 | |
| Textile mills | 313 | -- | ( 9 ) | ( 9 ) | ( 11 ) | ( 11 ) | |
| Wood product manufacturing | 321 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Sawmills and wood preservation | 3211 | 2.9 | 9.3 | ( 9 ) | 17 | 18 | |
| Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing | 3212 | 1.2 | 3.6 | ( 9 ) | 9 | 8 | |
| Other wood product manufacturing | 3219 | 3.3 | 8.0 | ( 9 ) | 7 | 7 | |
| Paper manufacturing | 322 | 0.7 | 7.0 | ( 9 ) | ( 11 ) | ( 11 ) | |
| Printing and related support activities | 323 | 1.5 | 4.5 | ( 9 ) | 42 | 42 | |
| Chemical manufacturing | 325 | 10.0 | 1.5 | ( 9 ) | 9 | 8 | |
| Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing | 327 | 3.7 | 9.8 | ( 9 ) | 10 | 10 | |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 331 | 6.2 | 6.0 | ( 9 ) | 4 | 4 | |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 332 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Machinery manufacturing | 333 | 2.1 | 9.0 | ( 9 ) | 8 | 8 | |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing | 335 | 0.9 | 7.0 | ( 9 ) | 6 | 6 | |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 336 | 4.6 | 3.9 | ( 9 ) | 16 | 16 | |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 337 | 1.9 | 6.2 | ( 9 ) | 26 | 23 | |
| Service-providing | 446.3 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Trade, transportation, and utilities8 | 140.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Wholesale trade | 42 | 24.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 16 | 14 | |
| Merchant wholesalers, durable goods | 423 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 24 | 23 | |
| Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesal | 4231 | 1.3 | 6.5 | ( 9 ) | 16 | 17 | |
| Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods | 424 | 8.2 | 5.2 | ( 9 ) | 15 | 14 | |
| Retail trade | 44-45 | 91.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 441 | 11.8 | 3.6 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 19 | |
| Furniture and home furnishings stores | 442 | 2.3 | 2.8 | ( 9 ) | 37 | 37 | |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 444 | 7.6 | 6.0 | ( 9 ) | 11 | 10 | |
| Food and beverage stores | 445 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 12 | 12 | |
| Grocery stores | 4451 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 13 | 13 | |
| Gasoline stations | 447 | 9.1 | 4.9 | ( 9 ) | 40 | 39 | |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores | 451 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ( 9 ) | 59 | 50 | |
| General merchandise stores | 452 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Department stores | 4521 | 8.1 | 5.1 | ( 9 ) | 5 | 5 | |
| Other general merchandise stores | 4529 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Nonstore retailers | 454 | 2.3 | 4.6 | ( 9 ) | 45 | 43 | |
| Transportation and warehousing8 | 48-49 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 18 | 16 | |
| Rail transportation8 | 482 | -- | 1.7 | ( 9 ) | ( 10 ) | ( 10 ) | |
| Truck transportation | 484 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 28 | 27 | |
| Support activities for transportation | 488 | 1.7 | 3.7 | ( 9 ) | 26 | 33 | |
| Couriers and messengers | 492 | 2.1 | 6.5 | ( 9 ) | 9 | 8 | |
| Warehousing and storage | 493 | 1.9 | 7.0 | ( 9 ) | 10 | 10 | |
| Utilities | 22 | 6.3 | 1.9 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 19 | |
| Information | 11.3 | 2.7 | ( 9 ) | 12 | 11 | ||
| Information | 51 | 11.3 | 2.7 | ( 9 ) | 12 | 11 | |
| Publishing industries (except Internet) | 511 | 3.9 | 4.6 | ( 9 ) | 7 | 6 | |
| Telecommunications | 517 | 4.2 | 2.3 | ( 9 ) | 24 | 25 | |
| Financial activities | 28.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 32 | 30 | ||
| Finance and insurance | 52 | 21.2 | 1.1 | ( 9 ) | 50 | 52 | |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 522 | 11.2 | ( 9 ) | ( 9 ) | 21 | 22 | |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 53 | 7.5 | 5.4 | ( 9 ) | 37 | 36 | |
| Professional and business services | 61.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 17 | 14 | ||
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 54 | 24.9 | 0.9 | ( 9 ) | 39 | 38 | |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 55 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ( 9 ) | 17 | 17 | |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 56 | 32.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 19 | 15 | |
| Administrative and support services | 561 | 29.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 25 | 20 | |
| Waste management and remediation services | 562 | 2.2 | 12.3 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 20 | |
| Education and health services | 109.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Educational services | 61 | 4.9 | 1.7 | ( 9 ) | 13 | 13 | |
| Health care and social assistance | 62 | 104.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4 | 4 | |
| Ambulatory health care services | 621 | 33.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18 | 17 | |
| Hospitals | 622 | 38.4 | 6.7 | 2.2 | ( 11 ) | ( 11 ) | |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | 18.0 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 8 | 8 | |
| Social assistance | 624 | 14.3 | 4.0 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 18 | |
| Leisure and hospitality | 73.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 71 | 9.2 | 4.4 | ( 9 ) | 12 | 14 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 72 | 64.0 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Accommodation | 721 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 10 | 10 | |
| Food services and drinking places | 722 | 51.7 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 11 | 11 | |
| Other services | 21.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 24 | 25 | ||
| Other services, except public administration | 81 | 21.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 24 | 25 | |
| Repair and maintenance | 811 | 7.5 | 6.6 | ( 9 ) | 36 | 37 | |
| Personal and laundry services | 812 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ( 9 ) | 31 | 31 | |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 813 | 7.1 | 3.7 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 22 | |
| State and local government | 113.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| State government | 39.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Service-providing | 36.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Education and health services | 19.3 | 2.0 | ( 9 ) | 11 | 11 | ||
| Educational services | 61 | 13.7 | 1.6 | ( 9 ) | 3 | 4 | |
| Educational services | 611 | 13.7 | 1.6 | ( 9 ) | 3 | 4 | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools | 6113 | 12.2 | 1.7 | ( 9 ) | 3 | 3 | |
| Health care and social assistance | 62 | 5.6 | 2.7 | ( 9 ) | 24 | 25 | |
| Hospitals | 622 | 1.5 | 4.6 | ( 9 ) | 8 | 10 | |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 623 | -- | ( 9 ) | ( 9 ) | ( 11 ) | ( 11 ) | |
| Public administration | 16.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 12 | 11 | ||
| Public administration | 92 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 12 | 11 | |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 922 | 5.6 | 5.2 | ( 9 ) | 10 | 11 | |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 9221 | 5.6 | 5.2 | ( 9 ) | 10 | 11 | |
| Police protection | 92212 | 1.0 | 6.1 | ( 9 ) | 19 | 18 | |
| Correctional institutions | 92214 | 3.3 | 6.0 | ( 9 ) | 10 | 12 | |
| Local government | 74.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Service-providing | 74.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Trade, transportation, and utilities8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | ( 9 ) | 23 | 25 | ||
| Transportation and warehousing8 | 48-49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Transit and ground passenger transportation | 485 | 1.7 | 3.8 | ( 9 ) | 34 | 43 | |
| Utilities | 22 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ( 9 ) | 36 | 32 | |
| Utilities | 221 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ( 9 ) | 36 | 32 | |
| Water, sewage and other systems | 2213 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ( 9 ) | 36 | 32 | |
| Education and health services | 50.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Educational services | 61 | 44.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | |
| Educational services | 611 | 44.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | |
| Elementary and secondary schools | 6111 | 42.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | |
| Health care and social assistance | 62 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 17 | 21 | |
| Hospitals | 622 | 4.0 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 21 | 24 | |
| Public administration | 17.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 14 | 13 | ||
| Public administration | 92 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 14 | 13 | |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 922 | 1.9 | 3.0 | ( 9 ) | 16 | 16 | |
| Justice, public order, and safety activities | 9221 | 1.9 | 3.0 | ( 9 ) | 16 | 16 | |
| Police protection | 92212 | 1.1 | 2.1 | ( 9 ) | 41 | 39 | |
| Fire protection | 92216 | 0.2 | ( 9 ) | ( 9 ) | ( 11 ) | ( 11 ) | |
| 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: | mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration | ||||||
| (N/EH) x 200,000 where | 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 injuries | 7 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, | ||||||
| EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year | U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. These data do not reflect the changes | ||||||
| 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers | the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, | ||||||
| (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). | 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||
| 8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | |||||||
| 2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. | Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | ||||||
| 3 North American Industry Classification System 2002 Edition | 9 Data too small to be displayed. | ||||||
| 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Quarterly | 10 Relative standard errors were not calculated for mining, except oil and gas (NAICS 212), and rail | ||||||
| Census of Employment and Wages. | transportation (NAICS 482). | ||||||
| 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 11 Relative standard error less than 0.5. | ||||||
| 6 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) | |||||||
| include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and | NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data do not meet | ||||||
| reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in | publication guidelines. | ||||||
| coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | ||||||
| Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal | Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies. | ||||||