Table 11. Incidence rates¹ of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry sector and selected case types, Wyoming, private industry, 2003-2004

Industry division

Total recordable cases

Lost workday cases

Cases without lost workdays

Total²

With days away from work³

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

2003

2004

All industries including State and local government

5.8

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.2

3.0

2.5

Private industry³

6.0

5.3

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.9

2.5

Goods producing³

7.1

6.4

3.8

3.6

2.8

3.0

3.3

2.8

Natural resources and mining^3,4

5.2

4.7

3.2

2.9

2.1

2.2

2.0

1.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting³

17.3

17.8

6.9

10.4

5.1

10.2

10.4

7.3

Mining⁴

4.5

4.2

3.0

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.6

Construction

8.7

5.9

3.9

3.2

3.1

2.9

4.8

2.7

Manufacturing

8.0

--

4.7

--

4.1

--

3.2

--

Service providing

5.5

4.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.7

2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities⁵

6.0

5.3

3.4

2.6

2.8

2.0

2.6

2.7

Wholesale trade

5.7

6.4

3.3

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.4

3.0

Retail trade

6.1

5.1

3.1

2.2

2.4

1.7

2.9

Information

--

2.1

--

0.9

--

0.9

--

1.2

Financial activities

--

1.3

--

0.5

--

0.5

--

0.8

State and local government

5.3

4.8

2.0

2.2

1.6

1.9

3.3

2.6

State government

3.1

4.5

1.5

2.2

1.3

1.9

1.7

2.3

Local government

6.2

4.9

2.2

1.8

2.0

4.0

2.7

¹ Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where

nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements

N = number of injuries and illnesses

effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these

EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year

industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per

⁵ Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,

year)

U.S. Department of Transportation.

² North American Industry Classification System, 2002 Edition.

⁶ Incidence rate less than 0.05.

³ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

⁷ Fewer than 15 cases.

⁴ Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System, 2002

-- Indicates data not available.

edition) 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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses,

operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health

in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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