West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Summary of Injury Data 1996
08/06/03
West Virginia Injury Totals and Frequency Rates
State Injury Frequency Rate: 5.62
Lost-Time Injuries: 1,349
No Lost-Time Injuries: 524
Lost time Injuries by Activity
Activity when Injured |
Underground |
Surface |
Total |
Reaching, Lifting, Pushing, Bending, Pulling: |
209 |
57 |
266 |
Stumbling, Tripping, Falling, Slipping: |
153 |
146 |
299 |
Machinery: |
188 |
57 |
245 |
Handling Materials: |
35 |
4 |
39 |
Struck by Falling or Flying Object: |
99 |
24 |
123 |
Striking an Object: |
17 |
5 |
22 |
Fall of Roof: |
150 |
0 |
150 |
Fall of Face or Rib: |
26 |
0 |
26 |
Fall of Highwall or Spoil: |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Working with Hand Tools: |
45 |
33 |
78 |
Burns and Smoke Inhalation: |
19 |
12 |
31 |
Foreign Object in Eye or Other Part of Body: |
15 |
7 |
22 |
Ignition or Explosion: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Miscellaneous: |
22 |
3 |
25 |