Table 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2004                
Characteristic Private industry3 Goods producing3 Service providing
Total goods producing3 Natural resources and mining3,4 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities5 Informa-tion Financial activities Profes-sional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services
                       
          Total   [3,510 cases] 225.1 296.4 216.3 285.7 -- 190.7 202.8 87.3 46.3 162.9 281.8 199.3 158.2
                       
Nature of injury, illness:                        
     Sprains, strains 104.8 121.8 103.6 137.9 -- 96.5 103.7 -- 20.0 52.4 182.6 93.6 66.4
     Bruises, contusions 12.7 9.2 7.6 -- -- 14.4 15.5 -- -- -- 23.4 -- --
     Cuts, lacerations 18.3 31.1 16.6 42.4 -- 12.1 12.7 -- -- -- -- 28.3 --
     Fractures 24.3 29.8 36.1 -- -- 21.7 27.1 -- -- -- 14.0 28.8 --
     Heat burns 6.9 9.9 8.0 -- -- 5.5 -- -- -- -- 15.0 -- --
     Carpal tunnel syndrome 4.3 5.9 -- -- -- 3.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Tendonitis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Chemical burns 1.8 -- -- -- -- 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- 10.0 --
     Amputations 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple injuries 8.8 20.5 -- -- -- 3.1 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- --
                       
Part of body affected:                        
     Head 16.9 26.8 16.6 31.4 -- 12.2 7.5 -- -- -- 30.2 -- --
          Eye 8.2 13.6 -- -- -- 5.5 -- -- -- -- 9.3 -- --
     Neck 2.6 -- -- -- -- 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Trunk 73.1 71.9 53.0 77.9 -- 73.7 82.0 -- -- 58.8 139.2 56.1 43.4
          Shoulder 15.9 18.1 8.9 33.4 -- 14.9 16.5 -- -- 16.7 38.2 -- --
          Back 38.9 35.7 31.2 34.0 -- 40.4 49.5 -- -- -- 82.4 29.1 --
     Upper extremities 57.6 77.6 51.6 57.6 -- 48.0 48.3 51.4 -- 37.7 33.0 79.1 58.0
          Wrist 12.5 16.6 11.9 -- -- 10.5 5.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Hand, except finger 9.3 13.3 13.5 10.2 -- 7.3 7.9 -- -- -- 10.3 -- --
          Finger 21.9 28.6 12.2 10.1 -- 18.7 23.2 -- -- -- 10.6 38.0 --
     Lower extremities 57.5 94.3 82.7 88.7 -- 39.7 40.0 -- -- 36.8 57.9 44.5 34.1
          Knee 24.5 48.5 59.8 35.1 -- 13.0 13.4 -- -- -- 16.8 9.2 --
          Foot, except toe 8.9 12.4 -- -- -- 7.2 8.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
          Toe 1.3 3.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Body systems -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Multiple parts 16.3 21.7 7.5 25.3 -- 13.8 21.2 -- -- 17.3 14.5 -- --
                         
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry sector, Wyoming, private industry, 2004 --- Continued                  
Characteristic Private industry3 Goods producing3 Service providing
Total goods producing3 Natural resources and mining3,4 Construc-tion Manufac-turing Total service providing Trade, transport-ation, and utilities5 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 7.2 6.6 -- -- -- 7.6 7.0 -- -- -- 18.4 -- --
     Containers 21.0 8.6 -- -- -- 27.0 36.2 -- -- 36.6 15.8 32.1 --
     Furniture and fixtures 5.0 -- -- -- -- 7.3 6.0 -- -- -- 13.1 -- --
     Machinery 15.4 23.2 13.0 10.9 -- 11.7 14.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Parts and materials 30.0 60.4 37.1 86.6 -- 15.4 30.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Worker motion or position 33.0 44.1 39.2 -- -- 27.7 27.6 -- -- 42.4 37.2 15.7 53.0
     Floors, walkways, ground surfaces 41.9 58.8 39.0 78.1 -- 33.7 26.4 -- 18.6 29.4 46.4 59.2 --
     Tools, instruments, and equipment 14.7 22.9 11.8 -- -- 10.7 16.6 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Vehicles 13.6 11.8 8.5 -- -- 14.5 23.8 -- -- -- 14.1 -- --
     Health care patient 8.8 -- -- -- -- 13.0 -- -- -- -- 84.7 -- --
                       
Event or exposure:                        
     Contact with objects and equipment 60.8 86.1 61.0 62.7 -- 48.6 64.4 -- -- 40.7 25.8 60.7 51.8
          Struck by object 33.9 48.1 41.9 45.4 -- 27.0 39.8 -- -- -- 10.0 33.9 --
          Struck against object 11.8 8.5 -- -- -- 13.4 15.0 -- -- -- 10.6 20.1 28.8
          Caught in equipment or object 11.3 21.4 10.1 -- -- 6.4 7.2 -- -- 13.6 -- -- --
     Fall to lower level 18.2 34.7 16.5 72.2 -- 10.3 11.2 -- -- -- -- 28.6 --
     Fall to same level 30.3 37.8 31.0 29.1 -- 26.7 23.3 -- -- -- 50.9 31.8 --
     Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall 15.1 18.8 27.7 -- -- 13.2 14.2 -- -- 14.8 29.2 -- --
     Overexertion 52.3 47.6 35.5 54.1 -- 54.6 57.7 -- -- 42.1 115.9 38.6 33.5
          Overexertion in lifting 12.6 8.1 8.4 -- -- 14.7 19.6 -- -- 27.3 11.4 8.1 --
     Repetitive motion 8.3 12.9 -- -- -- 6.0 4.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
     Exposure to harmful substances 14.2 14.6 7.8 -- -- 14.0 8.4 -- -- -- 40.2 24.0 --
     Transportation accidents 6.1 7.6 -- -- -- 5.4 6.4 -- -- 15.6 -- -- --
     Fires and explosions 2.6 7.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
     Assaults and violent acts by person -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
                           
 
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where                                                                                             tors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupa-
          N                  = number of injuries and illnesses                                                                        tional Safety and Health Administration made to its record-
          EH                = total hours worked by all employees during calendar year                                      keeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore
          20,000,000    = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).                 estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
     2  Days away from work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.      5  Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
     3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.                                                                             Transportation.  
     4  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine      NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, 
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators data may not sum to the totals.                                                                    
in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contrac-      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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