| Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2003 | |||||||||||||
| (in hundreds) | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2 | Goods producing2 | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing2 | Natural resources and mining2,3 | Construc-tion | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transporta-tion, and utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes- | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| sional and | |||||||||||||
| business | |||||||||||||
| services | |||||||||||||
| Total | 37.7 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 24.4 | 11.2 | -- | -- | 1.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 20.8 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 6.6 | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| Bruises, contusions | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.6 | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 1.9 | 1.0 | -- | 0.6 | -- | 0.9 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 |
| Fractures | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -- | -- | 1.9 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.8 | -- |
| Heat burns | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 0.5 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple injuries | 1.4 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.4 | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -- | 0.9 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Eye | 1.0 | 0.4 | -- | 0.2 | -- | 0.6 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 14.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 5.0 | -- | -- | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -- | 2.5 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.4 | 0.3 | -- |
| Back | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Wrist | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 0.8 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 0.8 | 0.2 | -- | 0.2 | -- | 0.6 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.4 | -- |
| Lower extremities | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Knee | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -- | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 1.6 | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 1.1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.7 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -- | 2.5 | 1.3 | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -- |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||
| Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2003 -- Continued | |||||||||||||
| (in hundreds) | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2 | Goods producing2 | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing2 | Natural resources and mining2,3 | Construc-tion | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transporta-tion, and utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes- | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| sional and | |||||||||||||
| business | |||||||||||||
| services | |||||||||||||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 3.7 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -- |
| Furniture and fixtures | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.3 | -- |
| Machinery | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -- | 1.3 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -- | 4.9 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1.3 | -- |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -- | 5.3 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -- | 1.0 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -- |
| Vehicles | 2.3 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | 1.7 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Health care patient | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 10.0 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Struck by object | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Struck against object | 2.8 | 1.0 | -- | 0.6 | -- | 1.7 | 0.6 | -- | -- | 0.3 | -- | 0.7 | -- |
| Caught in equipment or object | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 0.5 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -- | 1.4 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.4 | -- |
| Fall to same level | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -- | -- | 3.9 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | 1.4 | -- |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 2.4 | 0.7 | -- | 0.5 | -- | 1.7 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0.7 | -- |
| Overexertion | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Overexertion in lifting | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -- | 2.1 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 1.0 | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | 0.7 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 1.0 | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 1.1 | 0.2 | -- | 0.2 | -- | 0.9 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires and explosions | 0.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | -- | -- |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. | 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transporta- | ||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | tion. These data do not reflect the changes the the Occupational | ||||||||||||
| 3 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and | Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these | ||||||||||||
| 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, | industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||||||||
| and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Adminis-tration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may | ||||||||||||
| from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its record- | not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||
| keeping 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 Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation | ||||||||||||
| with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||
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