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Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in West Virginia — 2022
Private industry employers reported 14,800 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in West Virginia in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that this resulted in a total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate of 3.3 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers; the national rate was 2.7. (See Technical Note at the end of this release for more information about the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.)
West Virginia’s findings from the 2022 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses include:
TRC incidence rates in private industry ranged from 0.7 in financial activities to 6.7 in education and health services. (See table 1.)
Two supersectors, with 46 percent of private industry employment, accounted for 66 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses: education and health services and trade, transportation, and utilities. (See table 2.)
In private industry, the TRC injury and illness incidence rate ranged from 1.8 for establishments employing fewer than 11 workers to 4.9 for establishments employing 1,000 or more workers. (See table 3.)
West Virginia’s private industry TRC rate of 3.3 in 2022 was significantly higher than the 2021 rate of 2.9. (See table 4.)
Table A. Number and rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in private industry, United States and West Virginia, 2022
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction
1,761.9
1.7
9.1
2.0
Cases with days away from work
1,184.2
1.2
7.5
1.7
Cases with job transfer or restriction
577.7
0.6
1.6
0.4
Other recordable cases
1,042.3
1.0
5.7
1.3
Footnotes: (1) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). (2) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals.
Private industry injury and illness case types
Of the 14,800 private industry injury and illness cases reported in West Virginia, 9,100 were of a more severe nature, involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—commonly referred to as DART cases. These cases occurred at a rate of 2.0 cases per 100 full-time workers. Eighty-two percent of the DART cases in West Virginia were incidents that resulted in at least one day away from work, compared to 67 percent nationally. Other recordable cases (those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction) accounted for the remaining 5,700 cases in West Virginia, at a rate of 1.3. In comparison, the national rate for other recordable cases was 1.0.
In West Virginia, the education and health services and information supersectors had significant increases in the TRC and DART incidence rates from the previous year. The natural resources and mining supersector had a significant decrease in its DART rate over the year. No other private industry supersector had a significant change in its TRC or DART rate from the previous year.
In 2022, 10,600 (71.6 percent) of private industry recordable injuries and illnesses were injuries. Workplace illnesses accounted for an additional 4,200 recordable cases.
State and local government injury and illness cases
In the state and local government sector in West Virginia, 2,500 injury and illness cases were reported in 2022, resulting in a rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate was 4.9. Seventy-two percent of injuries and illnesses reported in West Virginia’s public sector occurred among local government workers.
State estimates
Private industry estimates are available for 42 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2022. (See map 1.) Caution should be taken when comparing total private rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.
Map 1. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by state and selected industries, 2022
U.S. rate (private industry) = 2.7
Technical Note
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a Federal/State cooperative program that publishes estimates on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. In-scope cases include work-related injuries or illnesses to workers who require medical care beyond first aid. See the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the entire recordkeeping guidelines. The SOII excludes all work–related fatalities as well as nonfatal work injuries and illnesses to the self–employed, to workers on farms with 10 or fewer employees, to private household workers, to volunteers, and to federal government workers. For more information on the SOII program, scope, and sampling methodology, see the national Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses release and the SOII Handbook of Methods.
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Table 1. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case type, West Virginia, 2022
Footnotes: (1) Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). (3) Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. (4) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. (5) Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) 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 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 coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational 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. (6) Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available.
Table 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, West Virginia, 2022 (numbers in thousands)
Footnotes: (1) Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. (3) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. (4) Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) 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 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 coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational 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. (5) Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available.
Table 3. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and employment size, West Virginia, 2022
Footnotes: (1) Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). (3) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. (4) Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) 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 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 coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational 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. (5) Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Note: Dash indicates data not available.
Table 4. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and selected case type with measures of statistical significance, West Virginia, 2021–22
Footnotes: (1) Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). (3) Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. (4) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. (5) Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) 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 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 coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational 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. (6) Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Note: Dash indicates data not available. An asterisk (*) indicates a significant difference between the current year and prior year values, when testing at 95% confidence level.
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