| 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, 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2 | Goods producing2 | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing2 | Natural resources and mining2,3 | Construc-tion | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transport-ation, and utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes-sional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| Total | 3,510 | 1,500 | 530 | 490 | -- | 2,000 | 830 | 30 | 40 | 190 | 450 | 380 | 80.0 |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 1,630 | 620 | 250 | 240 | -- | 1,010 | 420 | -- | 20 | 60 | 290 | 180 | 40.0 |
| Bruises, contusions | 200 | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | 150 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 280 | 160 | 40 | 70 | -- | 130 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
| Fractures | 380 | 150 | 90 | -- | -- | 230 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 50 | -- |
| Heat burns | 110 | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Amputations | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple injuries | 140 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 260 | 140 | 40 | 50 | -- | 130 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- |
| Eye | 130 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Neck | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 1,140 | 360 | 130 | 130 | -- | 770 | 330 | -- | -- | 70 | 220 | 110 | 20.0 |
| Shoulder | 250 | 90 | 20 | 60 | -- | 160 | 70 | -- | -- | 20 | 60 | -- | -- |
| Back | 610 | 180 | 80 | 60 | -- | 420 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 60 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 900 | 390 | 130 | 100 | -- | 500 | 200 | 20 | -- | 40 | 50 | 150 | 30.0 |
| Wrist | 190 | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | 110 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 140 | 70 | 30 | 20 | -- | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Finger | 340 | 140 | 30 | 20 | -- | 200 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 70 | -- |
| Lower extremities | 900 | 480 | 200 | 150 | -- | 420 | 160 | -- | -- | 40 | 90 | 80 | 20.0 |
| Knee | 380 | 250 | 150 | 60 | -- | 140 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 140 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 250 | 110 | 20 | 40 | -- | 140 | 90 | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- | -- |
| 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, 2004 -- Continued | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2 | Goods producing2 | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing2 | Natural resources and mining2,3 | Construc-tion | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transport-ation, and utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes-sional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products | 110 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- |
| Containers | 330 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 280 | 150 | -- | -- | 40 | 30 | 60 | -- |
| Furniture and fixtures | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Machinery | 240 | 120 | 30 | 20 | -- | 120 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 470 | 310 | 90 | 150 | -- | 160 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 510 | 220 | 100 | -- | -- | 290 | 110 | -- | -- | 50 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 650 | 300 | 100 | 130 | -- | 350 | 110 | -- | 20 | 30 | 70 | 110 | -- |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 230 | 120 | 30 | -- | -- | 110 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vehicles | 210 | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | 150 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 950 | 440 | 150 | 110 | -- | 510 | 260 | -- | -- | 50 | 40 | 110 | 30 |
| Struck by object | 530 | 240 | 100 | 80 | -- | 280 | 160 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 60 | -- |
| Struck against object | 180 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 140 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 40 | 20 |
| Caught in equipment or object | 180 | 110 | 20 | -- | -- | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 280 | 180 | 40 | 120 | -- | 110 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
| Fall to same level | 470 | 190 | 80 | 50 | -- | 280 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 60 | -- |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 230 | 100 | 70 | -- | -- | 140 | 60 | -- | -- | 20 | 50 | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 820 | 240 | 90 | 90 | -- | 570 | 240 | -- | -- | 50 | 190 | 70 | 20 |
| Overexertion in lifting | 200 | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | 150 | 80 | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | 20 | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 130 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 220 | 70 | 20 | -- | -- | 150 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 50 | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 100 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires and explosions | 40 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assaults and violent acts by person | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | Transportation. | ||||||||||||
| 3 Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data | ||||||||||||
| Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining | may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||
| operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independ- | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in coopera- | ||||||||||||
| ent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational | tion with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
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