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, 2005   
Characteristic Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing 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 3,800 1,770 560 830 390 2,030 880 20 90 190 400 380 60
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains 1,880 780 150 500 120 1,100 400 -- 60 120 270 220 20
     Bruises, contusions 390 160 60 60 50 230 100 -- -- 30 40 40 --
     Cuts, lacerations 290 120 30 40 60 170 130 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fractures 370 190 100 60 30 180 100 -- -- -- 30 40 --
     Heat burns 110 80 50 -- 20 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Amputations 20 20 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple traumatic injuries 80 50 40 -- -- 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head 330 200 60 80 60 130 60 -- -- -- -- 30 --
          Eye 100 80 -- 40 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Neck 170 90 -- 70 -- 80 30 -- -- 20 20 -- --
     Trunk 1,570 740 230 400 110 830 320 -- 40 90 180 170 30
          Shoulder 480 230 50 130 40 250 90 -- -- 40 40 70 --
          Back 830 390 110 240 40 440 140 -- 30 50 130 80 --
     Upper extremities 830 390 130 120 150 440 220 -- 20 40 80 60 --
          Wrist 140 70 20 20 20 70 20 -- -- -- 20 20 --
          Hand, except finger 100 40 -- -- 20 60 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Finger 340 190 60 60 80 140 90 -- -- 20 -- -- --
     Lower extremities 710 260 90 120 50 460 210 -- 20 30 80 100 --
          Knee 320 110 30 60 20 210 90 -- -- 20 40 40 --
          Foot, except toe 90 40 20 -- -- 50 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe 50 -- -- -- -- 40 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems 30 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- 20 --
     Multiple parts 150 90 40 30 -- 70 40 -- -- -- 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, 2005 -- Continued    
Characteristic Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing 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 50 30 20 -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Containers 310 50 20 -- 20 260 140 -- -- -- 20 70 --
     Furniture and fixtures 50 -- -- -- -- 50 20 -- -- -- -- 20 --
     Machinery 270 150 50 50 50 120 60 -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Parts and materials 630 460 170 150 130 170 100 -- 20 20 -- -- 20
     Worker motion or position 350 170 30 90 60 180 100 -- -- -- 40 20 --
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 780 270 80 150 40 510 160 -- 30 60 100 150 --
     Tools, instruments, and equipment 340 200 50 150 -- 140 60 -- -- 20 20 20 --
     Vehicles 390 210 40 120 50 180 130 -- -- 20 -- -- --
     Health care patient 180 -- -- -- -- 180 -- -- -- -- 170 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment 1,040 590 210 220 160 450 260 -- 20 30 40 60 30
          Struck by object 530 250 100 110 50 280 150 -- -- 30 30 40 20
          Struck against object 200 100 20 50 30 100 70 -- -- -- -- 20 --
          Caught in equipment or object 210 150 80 20 60 50 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fall to lower level 350 190 40 130 -- 160 40 -- -- 30 20 50 --
     Fall to same level 520 130 40 50 30 390 130 -- 20 30 90 120 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall 60 20 -- -- -- 40 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Overexertion 990 430 120 240 70 560 220 -- 30 50 170 90 --
          Overexertion in lifting 310 100 20 60 20 210 100 -- -- -- 20 60 --
     Repetitive motion 70 50 -- -- 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances 130 60 30 -- 20 80 20 -- -- -- -- 40 --
     Transportation accidents 240 140 30 80 -- 100 60 -- -- 30 -- -- --
     Fires and explosions 70 60 40 -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person 40 -- -- -- -- 40 -- -- -- -- 40 -- --
                           
   
     1  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.  industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
     2  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                                  4  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by
     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 (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas  the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transporta-tion.  
extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, 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 not sum to the totals.
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-keeping requirements effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these                                                                                                                          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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