| 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, 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 cases] | 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 | 46.5 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 48.3 | 35.1 | 50.5 | 49.0 | -- | -- | 50.0 | 68.4 | -- | -- |
| Bruises, contusions | 9.4 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- | 7.9 | -- | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 5.0 | -- | 6.4 | 8.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Punctures | 1.2 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fractures | 13.2 | 13.7 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Heat burns | 2.9 | 5.8 | 12.2 | -- | 8.1 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 5.3 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple traumatic injuries | 3.5 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | 3.4 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 6.7 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Eye | 1.8 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 1.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 2.3 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 36.5 | 36.7 | 31.7 | 41.7 | 35.1 | 36.3 | 39.2 | -- | -- | 44.4 | 47.4 | -- | -- |
| Shoulder | 10.5 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 12.7 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Back | 17.8 | 16.5 | 12.2 | 21.7 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 31.6 | -- | -- |
| Upper extremities | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 18.3 | 27.0 | 20.6 | 14.7 | -- | -- | 22.2 | 13.2 | -- | -- |
| Arm | 2.3 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wrist | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.7 | -- | 3.4 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 3.5 | 4.3 | -- | -- | 13.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 10.8 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 4.9 | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Lower extremities | 25.1 | 23.7 | 22.0 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 28.4 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 28.9 | -- | -- |
| Knee | 10.8 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 13.2 | -- | -- |
| Ankle | 6.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -- | 7.4 | 10.8 | -- | -- | -- | 7.9 | -- | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 3.8 | 5.0 | -- | 6.7 | -- | 2.9 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 1.5 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Body systems | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 7.9 | 9.4 | 19.5 | -- | 8.1 | 6.9 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| 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, 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 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 8.2 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | 11.8 | 15.7 | -- | -- | 22.2 | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Furniture, fixtures | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 4.9 | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Machinery | 5.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 14.0 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 7.4 | 9.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Person, injured or ill worker | 8.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | -- | 8.1 | 10.3 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 8.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | -- | 8.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Floor, ground surfaces | 23.7 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 23.3 | 18.9 | 25.5 | 23.5 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 34.2 | -- | -- |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 8.8 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 21.7 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vehicles | 7.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | -- | -- | 8.8 | 9.8 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Person, other than worker | 3.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6 | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with object, equipment | 28.7 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 35.1 | 24.5 | 21.6 | -- | -- | 22.2 | 13.2 | -- | -- |
| Struck by object | 17.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 12.7 | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Struck against object | 3.8 | 5.0 | -- | 6.7 | -- | 3.4 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Caught in object, equipment, material | 5.0 | 6.5 | 9.8 | -- | -- | 3.9 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 9.4 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| Fall on same level | 17.0 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 21.6 | 24.5 | -- | -- | -- | 26.3 | -- | -- |
| Slips, trips | 2.9 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 2.9 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 24.6 | 26.6 | 17.1 | 35.0 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 23.5 | -- | -- | 33.3 | 31.6 | -- | -- |
| Overexertion in lifting | 8.8 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | -- | -- | 16.7 | 7.9 | -- | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposed to harmful substance | 3.5 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 10.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 16.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -- | -- | 4.9 | 3.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Highway accident | 3.5 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires, explosions | 1.5 | 3.6 | 12.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assault, violent act | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| by person | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 | -- | -- |
| 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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