| 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, 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 cases] | 100.0 | 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 | 46.4 | 41.3 | 47.2 | 49.0 | -- | 50.5 | 50.6 | -- | 50.0 | 31.6 | 64.4 | 47.4 | 50.0 |
| Bruises, contusions | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | 8.9 | -- | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 8.0 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 14.3 | -- | 6.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2 | -- |
| Fractures | 10.8 | 10.0 | 17.0 | -- | -- | 11.5 | 13.3 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 13.2 | -- |
| Heat burns | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- |
| Amputations | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple injuries | 4.0 | 6.7 | -- | -- | -- | 1.5 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 7.4 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 10.2 | -- | 6.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- |
| Eye | 3.7 | 4.7 | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Neck | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 32.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | -- | 38.5 | 39.8 | -- | -- | 36.8 | 48.9 | 28.9 | 25.0 |
| Shoulder | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 12.2 | -- | 8.0 | 8.4 | -- | -- | 10.5 | 13.3 | -- | -- |
| Back | 17.4 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 12.2 | -- | 21.0 | 24.1 | -- | -- | -- | 28.9 | 15.8 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 25.6 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 20.4 | -- | 25.0 | 24.1 | 66.7 | -- | 21.1 | 11.1 | 39.5 | 37.5 |
| Wrist | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | -- | -- | 5.5 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -- | 4.0 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Finger | 9.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -- | 10.0 | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 18.4 | -- |
| Lower extremities | 25.6 | 32.0 | 37.7 | 30.6 | -- | 21.0 | 19.3 | -- | -- | 21.1 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 25.0 |
| Knee | 10.8 | 16.7 | 28.3 | 12.2 | -- | 7.0 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- | 6.7 | 5.3 | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 4.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 0.6 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 7.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 8.2 | -- | 7.0 | 10.8 | -- | -- | 10.5 | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| 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, 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 | 3.1 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 6.7 | -- | -- |
| Containers | 9.4 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | 14.0 | 18.1 | -- | -- | 21.1 | 6.7 | 15.8 | -- |
| Furniture and fixtures | 2.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Machinery | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -- | 6.0 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 13.4 | 20.7 | 17.0 | 30.6 | -- | 8.0 | 15.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 14.5 | 14.7 | 18.9 | -- | -- | 14.5 | 13.3 | -- | -- | 26.3 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 37.5 |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 18.5 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 26.5 | -- | 17.5 | 13.3 | -- | 50.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 28.9 | -- |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.7 | -- | -- | 5.5 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vehicles | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 12.0 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 27.1 | 29.3 | 28.3 | 22.4 | -- | 25.5 | 31.3 | -- | -- | 26.3 | 8.9 | 28.9 | 37.5 |
| Struck by object | 15.1 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 16.3 | -- | 14.0 | 19.3 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 15.8 | -- |
| Struck against object | 5.1 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 7.2 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 10.5 | 25.0 |
| Caught in equipment or object | 5.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 3.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 8.0 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 24.5 | -- | 5.5 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2 | -- |
| Fall to same level | 13.4 | 12.7 | 15.1 | 10.2 | -- | 14.0 | 12.0 | -- | -- | -- | 17.8 | 15.8 | -- |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 6.6 | 6.7 | 13.2 | -- | -- | 7.0 | 7.2 | -- | -- | 10.5 | 11.1 | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 23.4 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.4 | -- | 28.5 | 28.9 | -- | -- | 26.3 | 42.2 | 18.4 | 25.0 |
| Overexertion in lifting | 5.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 9.6 | -- | -- | 15.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 3.7 | 4.7 | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | -- | -- | 7.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 13.3 | 13.2 | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 2.8 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires and explosions | 1.1 | 2.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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. Independent | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in coopera- | ||||||||||||
| mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and | tion with participating State agencies. | ||||||||||||
| 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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