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, 2004   
Characteristic Private industry2 Goods producing2 Service providing
Total goods producing2 Natural resources and mining2,3 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities4 Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services
                       
          Total 3,510 1,500 530 490 -- 2,000 830 30 40 190 450 380 80.0
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains 1,630 620 250 240 -- 1,010 420 -- 20 60 290 180 40.0
     Bruises, contusions 200 50 20 -- -- 150 60 -- -- -- 40 -- --
     Cuts, lacerations 280 160 40 70 -- 130 50 -- -- -- -- 50 --
     Fractures 380 150 90 -- -- 230 110 -- -- -- 20 50 --
     Heat burns 110 50 20 -- -- 60 -- -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome 70 30 -- -- -- 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns 30 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- 20 --
     Amputations 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple injuries 140 100 -- -- -- 30 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head 260 140 40 50 -- 130 30 -- -- -- 50 -- --
          Eye 130 70 -- -- -- 60 -- -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Neck 40 -- -- -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Trunk 1,140 360 130 130 -- 770 330 -- -- 70 220 110 20.0
          Shoulder 250 90 20 60 -- 160 70 -- -- 20 60 -- --
          Back 610 180 80 60 -- 420 200 -- -- -- 130 60 --
     Upper extremities 900 390 130 100 -- 500 200 20 -- 40 50 150 30.0
          Wrist 190 80 30 -- -- 110 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Hand, except finger 140 70 30 20 -- 80 30 -- -- -- 20 -- --
          Finger 340 140 30 20 -- 200 90 -- -- -- 20 70 --
     Lower extremities 900 480 200 150 -- 420 160 -- -- 40 90 80 20.0
          Knee 380 250 150 60 -- 140 50 -- -- -- 30 20 --
          Foot, except toe 140 60 -- -- -- 80 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe 20 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple parts 250 110 20 40 -- 140 90 -- -- 20 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, 2004 -- Continued    
Characteristic Private industry2 Goods producing2 Service providing
Total goods producing2 Natural resources and mining2,3 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities4 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 110 30 -- -- -- 80 30 -- -- -- 30 -- --
     Containers 330 40 -- -- -- 280 150 -- -- 40 30 60 --
     Furniture and fixtures 80 -- -- -- -- 80 20 -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Machinery 240 120 30 20 -- 120 60 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Parts and materials 470 310 90 150 -- 160 130 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Worker motion or position 510 220 100 -- -- 290 110 -- -- 50 60 30 30
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 650 300 100 130 -- 350 110 -- 20 30 70 110 --
     Tools, instruments, and equipment 230 120 30 -- -- 110 70 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Vehicles 210 60 20 -- -- 150 100 -- -- -- 20 -- --
     Health care patient 140 -- -- -- -- 140 -- -- -- -- 140 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment 950 440 150 110 -- 510 260 -- -- 50 40 110 30
          Struck by object 530 240 100 80 -- 280 160 -- -- -- 20 60 --
          Struck against object 180 40 -- -- -- 140 60 -- -- -- 20 40 20
          Caught in equipment or object 180 110 20 -- -- 70 30 -- -- 20 -- -- --
     Fall to lower level 280 180 40 120 -- 110 50 -- -- -- -- 50 --
     Fall to same level 470 190 80 50 -- 280 100 -- -- -- 80 60 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall 230 100 70 -- -- 140 60 -- -- 20 50 -- --
     Overexertion 820 240 90 90 -- 570 240 -- -- 50 190 70 20
          Overexertion in lifting 200 40 20 -- -- 150 80 -- -- 30 20 20 --
     Repetitive motion 130 70 -- -- -- 60 20 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances 220 70 20 -- -- 150 30 -- -- -- 60 50 --
     Transportation accidents 100 40 -- -- -- 60 30 -- -- 20 -- -- --
     Fires and explosions 40 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
                           
 
     1  Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.      4  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
     2  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                             Transportation.  
     3  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the            NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining  may not sum to the totals.                                                                    
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independ-           SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in coopera-
ent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational                                                                                                              tion with participating State agencies.                                                                  
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.
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