Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work   1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2006   
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic Private
industry
2, 3, 4
Goods producing Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural resources and mining 2,3 Construc-
tion
Manufac-
turing
Total
service
providing
Trade, transport-
ation, and utilities 4
Informa-
tion
Financial activities Profes-
sional and
business
services
Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services
                       
          Total. 12,130 4,640 1,380 1,240 2,020 7,490 2,670 170 60 460 2,600 1,150 390
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains. 5,370 1,740 530 420 790 3,630 1,220 60 20 210 1,510 470 150
     Bruises, contusions. 1,190 480 180 150 140 720 290 20 -- 50 190 140 20
     Cuts, lacerations. 1,100 500 110 180 200 600 300 20 -- 20 60 120 80
     Fractures. 920 470 210 100 160 460 240 -- -- 30 80 80 --
     Heat burns. 130 40 -- -- 30 90 20 -- -- -- 50 20 --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome. 50 30 -- -- 30 20 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns. 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Amputations. 40 40 -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple traumatic injuries. 460 230 60 100 70 230 70 -- -- 30 90 20 --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head. 630 350 120 60 170 280 120 -- -- 40 70 30 --
          Eye. 310 210 50 50 110 100 50 -- -- -- 40 -- --
     Neck. 160 60 30 -- -- 100 30 -- -- -- 40 20 --
     Trunk. 4,940 1,480 430 340 710 3,460 1,190 70 30 170 1,360 450 190
          Shoulder. 880 230 60 30 140 650 270 20 -- 40 170 80 80
          Back. 3,230 870 270 200 400 2,360 760 40 -- 100 1,040 310 100
     Upper extremities. 2,600 1,210 320 240 650 1,390 500 60 -- 80 320 260 160
          Wrist. 360 160 30 50 90 190 70 -- -- -- 80 30 --
          Hand, except finger. 520 220 80 40 100 300 90 -- -- -- 60 50 80
          Finger. 1,090 520 110 60 350 570 250 20 -- 30 80 110 80
     Lower extremities. 2,660 1,150 360 440 340 1,510 630 20 -- 110 440 280 20
          Knee. 1,090 450 120 200 140 640 180 -- -- 60 210 170 --
          Foot, except toe. 440 180 40 100 40 270 140 -- -- 20 70 40 --
          Toe. 100 30 -- -- -- 70 60 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems. 70 30 -- -- 30 30 -- -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Multiple parts. 940 330 100 130 90 610 150 -- -- 40 290 90 30
                       
Source of injury, illness:                        
     Chemicals and chemical products. 200 140 90 -- 40 60 -- -- -- -- 30 -- --
     Containers. 1,340 330 70 30 230 1,000 510 30 -- 50 150 160 100
     Furniture and fixtures. 430 50 -- 20 30 390 130 -- -- 40 140 60 --
     Machinery. 960 540 160 120 260 420 210 20 -- -- 50 40 70
     Parts and materials. 1,340 1,000 230 290 470 340 230 -- -- 40 -- 40 --
     Worker motion or position. 1,580 570 40 210 320 1,010 290 30 -- 100 270 220 90
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces. 1,690 500 200 170 130 1,190 300 30 -- 90 530 220 20
     Tools, instruments, and equipment. 1,030 470 110 200 160 560 250 20 -- 40 90 130 30
     Vehicles. 890 270 130 50 90 620 400 20 -- 20 130 40 20
     Health care patient. 960 -- -- -- -- 960 -- -- -- -- 960 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment. 3,950 2,070 740 500 840 1,880 810 50 -- 110 360 330 210
          Struck by object. 2,080 1,130 420 300 410 950 440 20 -- 20 130 230 90
          Struck against object. 1,040 470 190 110 170 560 220 20 -- 50 120 50 100
          Caught in equipment or object. 560 350 100 50 210 210 80 -- -- 30 60 20 --
     Fall to lower level. 830 220 60 100 70 600 180 -- -- 60 250 90 20
     Fall to same level. 1,330 410 110 170 120 920 210 20 -- 90 360 210 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall. 310 110 -- 40 60 200 30 -- -- -- 80 70 --
     Overexertion. 3,100 960 300 150 510 2,130 800 40 -- 60 970 200 40
          Overexertion in lifting. 1,420 370 90 60 220 1,060 440 20 -- 20 390 150 20
     Repetitive motion. 90 60 -- -- 50 40 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances. 370 180 50 30 100 190 50 -- -- -- 90 20 --
     Transportation accidents. 400 100 30 50 20 300 200 -- -- -- 60 -- --
     Fires and explosions. 20 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person. 220 -- -- -- -- 220 -- -- -- -- 180 30 --
                           
                           
     1  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates 
or restriction.                                                                                                                          in other industries.
     2  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                                  4  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad 
     3  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include  Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  
establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such            NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available.  Because of rounding and data exclusion 
as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and  of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.                                                                    
nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  
Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data                                                                                                                                 SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational 
do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements   Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.