Table 9.  Numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by selected industries and category of illness, 2006
West Virginia
(In thousands)
Industry1	NAICS code2	Numbers of illnesses by category
		Total cases	Skin disorders	Respiratory conditions	Poisonings	Hearing loss	All other illnesses
Private industry 3		0.9	0.1	0.1	( 4 )	0.2	0.5
Goods producing3		0.4	( 4 )	( 4 )	( 8 )	0.2	0.2
Natural resources and mining3,5		0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 4 )
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3	11	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	( 8 )
Forestry and logging	113	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	( 8 )
Mining5	21	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Oil and gas extraction	211	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Mining (except oil and gas)6	212	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Support activities for mining	213	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Construction		--	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Construction	23	--	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Construction of buildings	236	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Specialty trade contractors	238	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Manufacturing		0.3	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1
Manufacturing	31-33	0.3	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1	0.1
Food manufacturing	311	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Wood product manufacturing	321	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 8 )
Paper manufacturing	322	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Printing and related support activities	323	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Chemical manufacturing	325	( 4 )	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Primary metal manufacturing	331	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 8 )
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 8 )
Machinery manufacturing	333	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Furniture and related product manufacturing	337	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Service providing		0.5	0.1	0.1	( 4 )	( 4 )	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities7		0.1	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 4 )	0.1
Wholesale trade	42	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Retail trade	44-45	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	441	( 8 )	( 8 )	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Furniture and home furnishings stores	442	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	444	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Food and beverage stores	445	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Health and personal care stores	446	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Gasoline stations	447	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	448	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	451	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
General merchandise stores	452	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Miscellaneous store retailers	453	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Nonstore retailers	454	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Transportation and warehousing7	48-49	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Rail transportation7	482	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Truck transportation	484	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	487	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Couriers and messengers	492	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Warehousing and storage	493	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Utilities	22	( 4 )	( 8 )	--	( 8 )	( 4 )	( 8 )
Information		( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Information	51	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Publishing industries (except Internet)	511	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	--
Telecommunications	517	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Financial activities		( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Finance and insurance	52	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Credit intermediation and related activities	522	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Insurance carriers and related activities	524	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Professional and business services		( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Professional, scientific, and technical services	54	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Management of companies and enterprises	55	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	56	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Administrative and support services	561	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Waste management and remediation services	562	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Education and health services		0.2	( 4 )	--	( 4 )	( 8 )	0.2
Educational services	61	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Health care and social assistance	62	0.2	( 4 )	--	( 4 )	( 8 )	0.2
Ambulatory health care services	621	( 4 )	--	--	( 4 )	--	--
Hospitals	622	0.1	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	0.1
Nursing and residential care facilities	623	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 4 )
Social assistance	624	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Leisure and hospitality		0.1	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	( 4 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Accommodation and food services	72	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Accommodation	721	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Food services and drinking places	722	--	--	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Other services		( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Other services, except public administration	81	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Repair and maintenance	811	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
Personal and laundry services	812	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 8 )
1  Totals include data for industries not shown separately.		Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded.  These
2  North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002 Edition		data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its
3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.		recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries
4  Fewer than 50 cases.		are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
5  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States,		7  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules		Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining		8  Fewer than 15 cases.
operators in coal, metal, and 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		NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational		-- Indicates data not available.
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.		SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
6  Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health		Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.