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, 2008   
Occupation Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources & mining2,3 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, & utilities4 Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional & business services Education & health services Leisure & hospitality Other services
                         
          Total                                                                                                              . 3,210 1,310 350 700 260 1,890 990 20 30 150 340 -- --
                         
Nature of injury, illness:                          
     Sprains, strains                                                                                                              . 1,520 500 140 280 90 1,020 510 -- 20 60 230 -- --
     Bruises, contusions                                                                                                              . 310 80 20 -- 30 240 150 -- -- -- 40 -- --
     Cuts, lacerations                                                                                                              . 210 130 50 60 30 80 50 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Punctures                                                                                                              . 60 40 -- 40 -- 20 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Fractures                                                                                                              . 550 270 80 160 40 270 140 -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Heat burns                                                                                                              . 40 20 -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome                                                                                                              . -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis                                                                                                              . -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns                                                                                                              . 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Amputations                                                                                                              . 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple traumatic injuries                                                                                                              . 70 20 -- -- -- 50 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
                         
Part of body affected:                          
     Head                                                                                                              . 220 100 30 40 30 120 50 -- -- -- 30 -- --
          Eye                                                                                                              . 110 50 -- -- 30 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Neck                                                                                                              . 130 20 -- -- -- 100 70 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Trunk                                                                                                              . 1,250 500 110 310 80 760 360 -- 20 -- 120 -- --
          Shoulder                                                                                                              . 470 150 40 80 -- 320 100 -- -- -- 40 -- --
          Back                                                                                                              . 490 190 50 100 40 300 180 -- -- -- 70 -- --
     Upper extremities                                                                                                              . 650 300 110 130 60 340 180 -- -- -- 50 -- --
          Arm                                                                                                              . 150 50 -- 30 20 100 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Wrist                                                                                                              . 90 40 -- -- -- 50 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Hand, except finger                                                                                                              . 90 30 -- -- -- 60 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Finger                                                                                                              . 310 190 80 80 30 120 80 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Lower extremities                                                                                                              . 730 280 80 130 70 450 240 -- -- -- 100 -- --
          Knee                                                                                                              . 340 120 40 60 -- 210 110 -- -- -- 80 -- --
          Ankle                                                                                                              . 130 50 -- 30 -- 80 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Foot, except toe                                                                                                              . 120 50 -- -- 20 70 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe                                                                                                              . -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems                                                                                                              . 30 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple parts                                                                                                              . 190 80 20 50 20 110 70 -- -- -- 30 -- --
                         
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, 2008 -- Continued
Occupation Private industry2, 3, 4 Goods producing Service providing
Total goods producing Natural resources & mining2,3 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, & utilities4 Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional & business services Education & health services Leisure & hospitality Other services
                         
Source of injury, illness:                          
   Chemicals, chemical products                                                                                                              . 40 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
   Containers                                                                                                              . 280 50 20 -- 30 230 170 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Furniture, fixtures                                                                                                              . 70 -- -- -- -- 60 20 -- -- -- 40 -- --
   Machinery                                                                                                              . 180 90 -- 50 30 90 60 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Parts and materials                                                                                                              . 540 380 130 190 50 170 130 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Person, injured or ill worker                                                                                                              . 460 130 30 70 30 320 100 -- -- -- 40 -- --
      Worker motion or position                                                                                                              . 460 130 30 70 30 320 100 -- -- -- 40 -- --
   Floor, ground surfaces                                                                                                              . 710 270 60 160 50 440 210 -- -- -- 100 -- --
   Tools, instruments, and equipment                                                                                                              . 220 150 -- 110 -- 80 50 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Vehicles                                                                                                              . 280 80 30 40 -- 200 160 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Person, other than worker                                                                                                              . 100 -- -- -- -- 100 -- -- -- -- 90 -- --
      Health care patient                                                                                                              . 80 -- -- -- -- 80 -- -- -- -- 80 -- --
                         
Event or exposure:                          
   Contact with object, equipment                                                                                                              . 980 460 140 210 110 520 310 -- -- 80 60 -- --
      Struck by object                                                                                                              . 560 230 50 130 50 340 210 -- -- 50 40 -- --
      Struck against object                                                                                                              . 120 70 -- 40 -- 60 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
      Caught in object, equipment, material                                                                                                              . 220 130 80 -- 30 90 40 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Fall to lower level                                                                                                              . 290 160 20 110 30 140 80 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Fall on same level                                                                                                              . 490 150 60 60 30 340 140 -- -- -- 100 -- --
   Slips, trips                                                                                                              . 110 60 20 30 -- 50 20 -- -- -- 20 -- --
   Overexertion                                                                                                              . 640 250 50 180 -- 380 230 -- -- -- 80 -- --
      Overexertion in lifting                                                                                                              . 180 80 -- 60 -- 110 80 -- -- -- 20 -- --
   Repetitive motion                                                                                                              . 180 20 -- -- 20 160 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Exposed to harmful substance                                                                                                              . 100 60 -- -- 30 40 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Transportation accidents                                                                                                              . 190 60 20 40 -- 130 110 -- -- -- -- -- --
      Highway accident                                                                                                              . 150 40 -- -- -- 110 100 -- -- -- -- -- --
   Fires, explosions                                                                                                              . 20 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
   Assault, violent act                                                                                                              . 20 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
      by person                                                                                                              . -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
      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.                                                                  
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