| 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, 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | 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 | Finan-cial activi-ties | Profes-sional & business services | Educa-tional & health services | Leisure & hospi-tality | Other services | ||
| Total | 2,510 | 740 | 210 | 340 | 180 | 1,780 | 690 | 20 | -- | -- | 380 | 280 | -- |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 1,240 | 320 | 70 | 160 | 90 | 920 | 320 | 20 | -- | -- | 290 | 130 | -- |
| Bruises, contusions | 210 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 150 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 30 | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 150 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 110 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- |
| Punctures | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fractures | 500 | 180 | 80 | 80 | 30 | 320 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- |
| Heat burns | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple traumatic injuries | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 120 | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | 80 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Eye | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 100 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 860 | 240 | 60 | 110 | 70 | 620 | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 170 | 80 | -- |
| Shoulder | 270 | 80 | -- | 50 | 20 | 190 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| Back | 430 | 120 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 310 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 110 | 60 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 590 | 190 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 400 | 230 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 80 | -- |
| Arm | 160 | 60 | -- | 40 | -- | 110 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Wrist | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 280 | 100 | 70 | -- | 20 | 180 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 50 | -- |
| Lower extremities | 650 | 200 | 40 | 120 | 40 | 450 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 70 | -- |
| Knee | 260 | 70 | 20 | 40 | -- | 190 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 50 | -- |
| Ankle | 140 | 60 | -- | 40 | -- | 90 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple parts | 180 | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | 140 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 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, 2010 -- Continued | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | 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 | Finan-cial activi-ties | Profes-sional & business services | Education & health services | Leisure & hospi-tality | Other services | ||
| Source of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Chemicals, chemical products | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 370 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 340 | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | -- |
| Furniture, fixtures | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Machinery | 130 | 60 | -- | 40 | -- | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Parts & materials | 250 | 170 | 80 | 60 | 30 | 80 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Person, injured or ill worker | 280 | 80 | -- | 40 | 20 | 210 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 20 | -- |
| Worker motion or position | 280 | 80 | -- | 40 | 20 | 210 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 20 | -- |
| Floor, ground surfaces | 640 | 140 | 30 | 90 | 30 | 490 | 190 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 120 | -- |
| Tools, instruments, & equipment | 160 | 80 | 20 | -- | 30 | 80 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- |
| Vehicles | 190 | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | 130 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Person, other than worker | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 160 | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 150 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with object, equipment | 620 | 260 | 100 | 110 | 50 | 360 | 180 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 70 | -- |
| Struck by object | 280 | 90 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 190 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 50 | -- |
| Struck against object | 140 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Caught in object, equipment, material | 170 | 120 | 70 | -- | 20 | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 240 | 110 | 20 | 80 | -- | 130 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Fall on same level | 430 | 60 | -- | -- | 30 | 380 | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 60 | 90 | -- |
| Slips, trips | 160 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 120 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 50 | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 670 | 180 | 50 | 70 | 60 | 500 | 180 | -- | -- | -- | 170 | 40 | -- |
| Overexertion in lifting | 220 | 80 | 20 | 40 | -- | 140 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 30 | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposed to harmful substance | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Highway accident | 40 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires, explosions | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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, 2007) 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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