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, 2005    
Characteristic Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining2,3 Constr-uction 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 cases] 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains 49.5 44.1 26.8 60.2 30.8 54.2 45.5 -- 66.7 63.2 67.5 57.9 33.3
     Bruises, contusions 10.3 9.0 10.7 7.2 12.8 11.3 11.4 -- -- 15.8 10.0 10.5 --
     Cuts, lacerations 7.6 6.8 5.4 4.8 15.4 8.4 14.8 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fractures 9.7 10.7 17.9 7.2 7.7 8.9 11.4 -- -- -- 7.5 10.5 --
     Heat burns 2.9 4.5 8.9 -- 5.1 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns 0.8 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Amputations 0.5 1.1 3.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple traumatic injuries 2.1 2.8 7.1 -- -- 1.5 2.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head 8.7 11.3 10.7 9.6 15.4 6.4 6.8 -- -- -- -- 7.9 --
          Eye 2.6 4.5 -- 4.8 7.7 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Neck 4.5 5.1 -- 8.4 -- 3.9 3.4 -- -- 10.5 5.0 -- --
     Trunk 41.3 41.8 41.1 48.2 28.2 40.9 36.4 -- 44.4 47.4 45.0 44.7 50.0
          Shoulder 12.6 13.0 8.9 15.7 10.3 12.3 10.2 -- -- 21.1 10.0 18.4 --
          Back 21.8 22.0 19.6 28.9 10.3 21.7 15.9 -- 33.3 26.3 32.5 21.1 --
     Upper extremities 21.8 22.0 23.2 14.5 38.5 21.7 25.0 -- 22.2 21.1 20.0 15.8 --
          Wrist 3.7 4.0 3.6 2.4 5.1 3.4 2.3 -- -- -- 5.0 5.3 --
          Hand, except finger 2.6 2.3 -- -- 5.1 3.0 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Finger 8.9 10.7 10.7 7.2 20.5 6.9 10.2 -- -- 10.5 -- -- --
     Lower extremities 18.7 14.7 16.1 14.5 12.8 22.7 23.9 -- 22.2 15.8 20.0 26.3 --
          Knee 8.4 6.2 5.4 7.2 5.1 10.3 10.2 -- -- 10.5 10.0 10.5 --
          Foot, except toe 2.4 2.3 3.6 -- -- 2.5 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe 1.3 -- -- -- -- 2.0 2.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems 0.8 -- -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- 5.3 --
     Multiple parts 3.9 5.1 7.1 3.6 -- 3.4 4.5 -- -- -- 5.0 -- --
                         
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, 2005 -- Continued   
Characteristic Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining2,3 Constr-uction 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 1.3 1.7 3.6 -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Containers 8.2 2.8 3.6 -- 5.1 12.8 15.9 -- -- -- 5.0 18.4 --
     Furniture and fixtures 1.3 -- -- -- -- 2.5 2.3 -- -- -- -- 5.3 --
     Machinery 7.1 8.5 8.9 6.0 12.8 5.9 6.8 -- -- -- 5.0 -- --
     Parts and materials 16.6 26.0 30.4 18.1 33.3 8.4 11.4 -- 22.2 10.5 -- -- 33.3
     Worker motion or position 9.2 9.6 5.4 10.8 15.4 8.9 11.4 -- -- -- 10.0 5.3 --
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 20.5 15.3 14.3 18.1 10.3 25.1 18.2 -- 33.3 31.6 25.0 39.5 --
     Tools, instruments, and equipment 8.9 11.3 8.9 18.1 -- 6.9 6.8 -- -- 10.5 5.0 5.3 --
     Vehicles 10.3 11.9 7.1 14.5 12.8 8.9 14.8 -- -- 10.5 -- -- --
     Health care patient 4.7 -- -- -- -- 8.9 -- -- -- -- 42.5 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment 27.4 33.3 37.5 26.5 41.0 22.2 29.5 -- 22.2 15.8 10.0 15.8 50.0
          Struck by object 13.9 14.1 17.9 13.3 12.8 13.8 17.0 -- -- 15.8 7.5 10.5 33.3
          Struck against object 5.3 5.6 3.6 6.0 7.7 4.9 8.0 -- -- -- -- 5.3 --
          Caught in equipment or object 5.5 8.5 14.3 2.4 15.4 2.5 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fall to lower level 9.2 10.7 7.1 15.7 -- 7.9 4.5 -- -- 15.8 5.0 13.2 --
     Fall to same level 13.7 7.3 7.1 6.0 7.7 19.2 14.8 -- 22.2 15.8 22.5 31.6 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall 1.6 1.1 -- -- -- 2.0 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Overexertion 26.1 24.3 21.4 28.9 17.9 27.6 25.0 -- 33.3 26.3 42.5 23.7 --
          Overexertion in lifting 8.2 5.6 3.6 7.2 5.1 10.3 11.4 -- -- -- 5.0 15.8 --
     Repetitive motion 1.8 2.8 -- -- 7.7 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances 3.4 3.4 5.4 -- 5.1 3.9 2.3 -- -- -- -- 10.5 --
     Transportation accidents 6.3 7.9 5.4 9.6 -- 4.9 6.8 -- -- 15.8 -- -- --
     Fires and explosions 1.8 3.4 7.1 -- 5.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person 1.1 -- -- -- -- 2.0 -- -- -- -- 10.0 -- --
                           
   
     1  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these 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 Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,           NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.   
metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements                                                                                                                               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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