| Table 6. Percent distribution 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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-sional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| Total [3,770 cases] | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -- | -- | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 55.2 | 51.9 | 52.4 | 56.1 | 45.7 | 57.0 | 58.9 | -- | -- | 66.7 | 67.4 | 50.0 | 27.3 |
| Bruises, contusions | 9.5 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 11.5 | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 5.0 | 7.5 | -- | 10.5 | -- | 3.7 | 5.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2 |
| Fractures | 7.7 | 7.5 | 16.7 | -- | -- | 7.8 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | 15.4 | -- |
| Heat burns | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 1.3 | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple injuries | 3.7 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 7.7 | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 4.8 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 7.0 | -- | 3.7 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Eye | 2.7 | 3.0 | -- | 3.5 | -- | 2.5 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 39.3 | 38.3 | 31.0 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 44.6 | -- | -- | 27.8 | 48.8 | 28.8 | 27.3 |
| Shoulder | 9.8 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 10.5 | -- | 10.2 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | 9.3 | 5.8 | -- |
| Back | 22.3 | 21.8 | 16.7 | 28.1 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 22.3 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 34.9 | 17.3 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 18.0 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 28.6 | 15.6 | 14.3 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 14.0 | 19.2 | 18.2 |
| Wrist | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.1 | -- | -- | 3.3 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 2.1 | 1.5 | -- | 3.5 | -- | 2.5 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 7.7 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 7.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7 | -- |
| Lower extremities | 27.9 | 26.3 | 33.3 | 19.3 | 28.6 | 29.1 | 24.1 | -- | -- | 38.9 | 20.9 | 44.2 | 27.3 |
| Knee | 13.5 | 12.8 | 21.4 | -- | 17.1 | 13.9 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 30.8 | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 2.9 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.9 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.8 | -- | 10.2 | 11.6 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 11.6 | 7.7 | -- |
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||
| Table 6. Percent distribution 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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-sional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| sional and | |||||||||||||
| business | |||||||||||||
| services | |||||||||||||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 10.6 | 2.3 | 7.1 | -- | -- | 15.2 | 17.9 | -- | -- | 33.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | -- |
| Furniture and fixtures | 3.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | 5.8 | -- |
| Machinery | 7.7 | 12.0 | 21.4 | 7.0 | -- | 5.3 | 5.4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 14.9 | 27.8 | 21.4 | 24.6 | 42.9 | 7.4 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.8 | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 18.6 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 19.3 | -- | 20.1 | 19.6 | -- | -- | -- | 23.3 | 25.0 | -- |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 20.2 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 22.8 | -- | 21.7 | 17.9 | -- | -- | 22.2 | 18.6 | 34.6 | 18.2 |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 5.8 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 12.3 | -- | 4.1 | 2.7 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | -- |
| Vehicles | 6.1 | 3.8 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | 3.8 | 18.2 |
| Health care patient | 3.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.6 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 26.5 | 36.8 | 40.5 | 29.8 | 42.9 | 20.5 | 17.9 | -- | -- | 27.8 | 11.6 | 25.0 | 36.4 |
| Struck by object | 13.8 | 21.1 | 31.0 | 12.3 | 22.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 9.6 | 18.2 |
| Struck against object | 7.4 | 7.5 | -- | 10.5 | -- | 7.0 | 5.4 | -- | -- | 16.7 | -- | 13.5 | -- |
| Caught in equipment or object | 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 7.4 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 17.5 | -- | 5.7 | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7 | -- |
| Fall to same level | 12.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | -- | -- | 16.0 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | 18.6 | 26.9 | -- |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 6.4 | 5.3 | -- | 8.8 | -- | 7.0 | 6.3 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | 13.5 | -- |
| Overexertion | 25.2 | 24.1 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 28.6 | 25.4 | 29.5 | -- | -- | 27.8 | 34.9 | 9.6 | 27.3 |
| Overexertion in lifting | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 12.3 | -- | 8.6 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | -- | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 2.7 | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- | 2.9 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 2.7 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | 3.3 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 2.9 | 1.5 | -- | 3.5 | -- | 3.7 | 5.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires and explosions | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| 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 Trans- | ||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | portation. These data do not reflect the changes 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 Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for | ||||||||||||
| 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 | these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||||||||
| coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contract-ors | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data | ||||||||||||
| ors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administra- | may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||
| tion 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 Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in coopera- | ||||||||||||
| tion with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||
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