Table 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and major industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2005            
Characteristic Private industry3, 4, 5 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining3,4 Constr-uction Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities5 Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services
                       
          Total   [3,800 cases] 232.4 324.7 208.9 444.0 419.3 186.2 207.1 52.4 102.2 155.0 246.9 192.2 115.6
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains 114.9 141.9 57.1 269.3 131.2 101.4 94.0 -- 61.6 95.4 169.5 111.8 41.8
     Bruises, contusions 23.9 30.0 21.6 29.8 54.6 20.9 23.7 -- -- 22.0 22.6 21.3 --
     Cuts, lacerations 17.9 22.4 10.5 19.3 62.7 15.6 30.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fractures 22.8 34.8 35.7 33.0 36.0 16.8 24.2 -- -- -- 20.4 17.8 --
     Heat burns 6.5 13.9 20.4 -- 21.5 2.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns 1.6 3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Amputations 1.4 3.6 5.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple traumatic injuries 5.1 9.3 16.1 -- -- 2.9 5.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head 19.9 35.9 22.1 40.7 66.0 11.9 13.9 -- -- -- -- 15.4 --
          Eye 6.0 14.7 -- 21.9 28.9 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Neck 10.6 16.5 -- 39.9 -- 7.6 5.9 -- -- 19.7 13.8 -- --
     Trunk 96.1 135.4 85.7 217.1 114.5 76.4 74.8 -- 40.9 74.8 113.1 85.2 48.7
          Shoulder 29.1 41.4 19.0 70.2 48.2 22.9 20.7 -- -- 30.5 24.6 35.3 --
          Back 50.7 71.7 42.3 127.2 45.2 40.2 33.2 -- 28.4 40.5 78.7 38.4 --
     Upper extremities 50.7 72.1 49.2 62.4 157.4 40.1 52.3 -- 20.5 35.4 51.0 29.4 --
          Wrist 8.3 12.2 7.7 11.8 26.4 6.3 5.2 -- -- -- 12.3 11.0 --
          Hand, except finger 6.1 7.4 -- -- 16.3 5.4 6.4 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Finger 20.6 35.3 21.7 31.8 81.7 13.2 21.3 -- -- 14.4 -- -- --
     Lower extremities 43.7 47.1 33.0 62.6 56.9 42.0 48.9 -- 27.1 20.8 48.8 51.5 --
          Knee 19.4 19.5 12.3 31.5 16.3 19.3 22.2 -- -- 12.6 26.3 19.0 --
          Foot, except toe 5.6 7.1 7.6 -- -- 4.8 6.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe 2.8 -- -- -- -- 3.8 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems 2.1 -- -- -- -- 2.1 -- -- -- -- -- 8.0 --
     Multiple parts 9.2 15.7 14.4 18.7 -- 6.0 9.4 -- -- -- 12.7 -- --
                         
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and major industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2005 --- Continued                    
Characteristic Private industry3, 4, 5 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources and mining3,4 Constr-uction Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities5 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 5.4 5.9 -- -- 1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Containers 19.2 9.8 8.3 -- 19.3 23.9 33.7 -- -- -- 9.5 37.2 --
     Furniture and fixtures 3.3 -- -- -- -- 4.9 5.7 -- -- -- -- 9.3 --
     Machinery 16.4 27.0 18.3 27.4 51.5 11.1 14.6 -- -- -- 11.0 -- --
     Parts and materials 38.3 83.3 63.4 82.3 143.1 15.7 23.9 -- 18.8 14.1 -- -- 42.6
     Worker motion or position 21.5 32.0 10.3 48.6 61.4 16.2 22.9 -- -- -- 22.9 12.0 --
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 47.9 49.6 29.7 83.1 39.9 47.0 38.7 -- 28.6 48.6 59.8 76.2 --
     Tools, instruments, and equipment 20.9 36.7 17.8 78.9 -- 13.0 15.1 -- -- 20.1 10.0 11.0 --
     Vehicles 23.9 38.9 15.6 66.0 51.8 16.4 31.4 -- -- 17.2 -- -- --
     Health care patient 11.1 -- -- -- -- 16.6 -- -- -- -- 106.5 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment 63.7 108.1 79.9 116.3 173.3 41.4 62.0 -- 21.9 24.5 26.8 31.3 56.2
          Struck by object 32.5 46.0 35.9 58.5 50.0 25.8 34.5 -- -- 21.4 20.6 18.7 42.2
          Struck against object 12.4 17.9 7.5 25.4 32.8 9.6 17.0 -- -- -- -- 11.2 --
          Caught in equipment or object 12.6 27.9 29.6 8.6 61.7 4.9 8.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fall to lower level 21.6 34.5 15.8 70.8 -- 15.1 10.4 -- -- 27.8 10.7 25.9 --
     Fall to same level 32.0 24.2 16.7 28.6 36.8 35.9 30.3 -- 18.9 24.7 53.0 60.5 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall 3.4 3.7 -- -- -- 3.3 6.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Overexertion 60.8 78.8 45.8 128.8 73.4 51.8 52.2 -- 28.3 41.1 102.2 42.7 --
          Overexertion in lifting 18.8 18.2 5.6 33.8 22.9 19.1 24.5 -- -- -- 12.3 30.3 --
     Repetitive motion 4.2 8.4 -- -- 30.7 2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances 8.2 10.9 11.9 -- 19.3 6.9 4.3 -- -- -- -- 17.6 --
     Transportation accidents 14.8 25.3 12.4 45.1 -- 9.6 13.8 -- -- 24.4 -- -- --
     Fires and explosions 4.0 10.3 14.8 -- 16.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person 2.2 -- -- -- -- 3.4 -- -- -- -- 22.7 -- --
                           
   
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where  metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to
its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore
          N                    = number of injuries and illnesses                                                                        estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in
          EH                  = total hours worked by all employees during calendar year                                      other industries.
          20,000,000      = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                 5  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
 Transportation.  
     2  Days away from work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.      NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may  
     3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                             not sum to the totals. 
     4  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      SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.
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,
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