| 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, 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2, 3, 4 | Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing | 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 | 3,800 | 1,770 | 560 | 830 | 390 | 2,030 | 880 | 20 | 90 | 190 | 400 | 380 | 60 |
| Nature of injury, illness: | |||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains | 1,880 | 780 | 150 | 500 | 120 | 1,100 | 400 | -- | 60 | 120 | 270 | 220 | 20 |
| Bruises, contusions | 390 | 160 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 230 | 100 | -- | -- | 30 | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Cuts, lacerations | 290 | 120 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 170 | 130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fractures | 370 | 190 | 100 | 60 | 30 | 180 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | 40 | -- |
| Heat burns | 110 | 80 | 50 | -- | 20 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tendonitis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Chemical burns | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amputations | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Multiple traumatic injuries | 80 | 50 | 40 | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Part of body affected: | |||||||||||||
| Head | 330 | 200 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 130 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- |
| Eye | 100 | 80 | -- | 40 | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Neck | 170 | 90 | -- | 70 | -- | 80 | 30 | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- | -- |
| Trunk | 1,570 | 740 | 230 | 400 | 110 | 830 | 320 | -- | 40 | 90 | 180 | 170 | 30 |
| Shoulder | 480 | 230 | 50 | 130 | 40 | 250 | 90 | -- | -- | 40 | 40 | 70 | -- |
| Back | 830 | 390 | 110 | 240 | 40 | 440 | 140 | -- | 30 | 50 | 130 | 80 | -- |
| Upper extremities | 830 | 390 | 130 | 120 | 150 | 440 | 220 | -- | 20 | 40 | 80 | 60 | -- |
| Wrist | 140 | 70 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | -- |
| Hand, except finger | 100 | 40 | -- | -- | 20 | 60 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Finger | 340 | 190 | 60 | 60 | 80 | 140 | 90 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Lower extremities | 710 | 260 | 90 | 120 | 50 | 460 | 210 | -- | 20 | 30 | 80 | 100 | -- |
| Knee | 320 | 110 | 30 | 60 | 20 | 210 | 90 | -- | -- | 20 | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Foot, except toe | 90 | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | 50 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toe | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Body systems | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Multiple parts | 150 | 90 | 40 | 30 | -- | 70 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 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, 2005 -- Continued | |||||||||||||
| Characteristic | Private industry2, 3, 4 | Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||
| Total goods producing | 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 | 50 | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Containers | 310 | 50 | 20 | -- | 20 | 260 | 140 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 70 | -- |
| Furniture and fixtures | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Machinery | 270 | 150 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 120 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- |
| Parts and materials | 630 | 460 | 170 | 150 | 130 | 170 | 100 | -- | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | 20 |
| Worker motion or position | 350 | 170 | 30 | 90 | 60 | 180 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 20 | -- |
| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces | 780 | 270 | 80 | 150 | 40 | 510 | 160 | -- | 30 | 60 | 100 | 150 | -- |
| Tools, instruments, and equipment | 340 | 200 | 50 | 150 | -- | 140 | 60 | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- |
| Vehicles | 390 | 210 | 40 | 120 | 50 | 180 | 130 | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Health care patient | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 170 | -- | -- |
| Event or exposure: | |||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment | 1,040 | 590 | 210 | 220 | 160 | 450 | 260 | -- | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 30 |
| Struck by object | 530 | 250 | 100 | 110 | 50 | 280 | 150 | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | 40 | 20 |
| Struck against object | 200 | 100 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 100 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- |
| Caught in equipment or object | 210 | 150 | 80 | 20 | 60 | 50 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fall to lower level | 350 | 190 | 40 | 130 | -- | 160 | 40 | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | 50 | -- |
| Fall to same level | 520 | 130 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 390 | 130 | -- | 20 | 30 | 90 | 120 | -- |
| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall | 60 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Overexertion | 990 | 430 | 120 | 240 | 70 | 560 | 220 | -- | 30 | 50 | 170 | 90 | -- |
| Overexertion in lifting | 310 | 100 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 210 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 60 | -- |
| Repetitive motion | 70 | 50 | -- | -- | 30 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Exposure to harmful substances | 130 | 60 | 30 | -- | 20 | 80 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- |
| Transportation accidents | 240 | 140 | 30 | 80 | -- | 100 | 60 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fires and explosions | 70 | 60 | 40 | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Assaults and violent acts by person | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- |
| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. | industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. | ||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by | ||||||||||||
| 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 | the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transporta-tion. | ||||||||||||
| 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 Adminis-tration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | ||||||||||||
| from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its record-keeping requirements effective January 1, 2002: therefore estimates for these | 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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