| 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, 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2, 3, 4 | Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing | Natural resources & mining2,3 | Constr-uction | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transport-ation, & utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes-sional & business services | Education & health services | Leisure & hospit-ality | Other services | ||
| Total | 3,420 | 1,390 | 410 | 600 | 370 | 2,040 | 1,020 | 30 | -- | 180 | 380 | -- | -- |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 1,590 | 560 | 150 | 290 | 130 | 1,030 | 500 | -- | -- | 90 | 260 | -- | -- |
| Bruises, contusions | 320 | 180 | 40 | 90 | 40 | 150 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations, punctures | 260 | 110 | 30 | 30 | -- | 130 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fractures | 450 | 190 | 90 | 70 | 30 | 260 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Heat burns | 100 | 80 | 50 | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 180 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple traumatic injuries | 120 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 230 | 90 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Eye | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 1,250 | 510 | 130 | 250 | 130 | 740 | 400 | -- | -- | 80 | 180 | -- | -- |
| Shoulder | 360 | 160 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 200 | 130 | -- | -- | 20 | 40 | -- | -- |
| Back | 610 | 230 | 50 | 130 | 50 | 380 | 190 | -- | -- | 30 | 120 | -- | -- |
| Upper extremities | 720 | 300 | 90 | 110 | 100 | 420 | 150 | -- | -- | 40 | 50 | -- | -- |
| Arm | 80 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wrist | 140 | 70 | 20 | 40 | -- | 70 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 120 | 60 | -- | -- | 50 | 60 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 370 | 130 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 230 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Lower extremities | 860 | 330 | 90 | 170 | 70 | 530 | 290 | -- | -- | 30 | 110 | -- | -- |
| Knee | 370 | 120 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 240 | 120 | -- | -- | 20 | 50 | -- | -- |
| Ankle | 210 | 50 | 20 | 30 | -- | 150 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 130 | 70 | -- | 40 | -- | 60 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Body systems | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 270 | 130 | 80 | -- | 30 | 140 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 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, 2007 -- Continued | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2, 3, 4 | Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing | Natural resources & mining2,3 | Constr-uction | Manufac-turing | Total service providing | Trade, transport-ation, & utilities4 | Informa-tion | Financial activities | Profes-sional & business services | Education & health services | Leisure & hospit-ality | Other services | ||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Chemicals, chemical products | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 280 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 240 | 160 | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Furniture, fixtures | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Machinery | 200 | 130 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 70 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 480 | 330 | 110 | 140 | 80 | 150 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Person, injured or ill worker | 300 | 90 | 30 | -- | 30 | 210 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 300 | 90 | 30 | -- | 30 | 210 | 120 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Floor, ground surfaces | 810 | 290 | 70 | 140 | 70 | 520 | 240 | -- | -- | 30 | 130 | -- | -- |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 300 | 210 | 40 | 130 | 40 | 90 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vehicles | 250 | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | 180 | 100 | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Person, other than worker | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 120 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with object, equipment | 980 | 480 | 140 | 200 | 130 | 500 | 220 | -- | -- | 40 | 50 | -- | -- |
| Struck by object | 580 | 250 | 80 | 100 | 60 | 330 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Struck against object | 130 | 70 | -- | 40 | -- | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Caught in object, equipment, material | 170 | 90 | 40 | -- | -- | 80 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 320 | 140 | 30 | 70 | 30 | 180 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Fall on same level | 580 | 130 | 60 | 30 | 40 | 440 | 250 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | -- | -- |
| Slips, trips | 100 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 840 | 370 | 70 | 210 | 90 | 470 | 240 | -- | -- | 60 | 120 | -- | -- |
| Overexertion in lifting | 300 | 130 | 30 | 80 | 30 | 160 | 90 | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | -- | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposed to harmful substance | 120 | 40 | -- | -- | 40 | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 150 | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | 100 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Highway accident | 120 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 90 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires, explosions | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assault, violent act | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| by person | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| by animal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer | |||||||||||||
| or restriction. | |||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | |||||||||||||
| 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 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, 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 estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates | |||||||||||||
| in other industries. | |||||||||||||
| 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad | |||||||||||||
| Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. | |||||||||||||
| NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion | |||||||||||||
| of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | |||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational | |||||||||||||
| Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||||
| Revised March 31, 2009. | |||||||||||||
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