West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Summary of Injury Data 1997
08/06/03
West Virginia Injury Totals and Frequency Rates
State Injury Frequency Rate: 5.42
Lost-Time Injuries: 1,235
No Lost-Time Injuries: 431
Lost time Injuries by Activity
Activity When Injured |
Underground |
Surface |
Total |
Reaching, Lifting, Pushing, Bending, Pulling: |
199 |
64 |
263 |
Stumbling, Tripping, Falling, Slipping: |
125 |
109 |
234 |
Machinery: |
174 |
73 |
247 |
Handling Materials: |
19 |
1 |
20 |
Struck by Falling or Flying Object: |
58 |
34 |
92 |
Striking an Object: |
28 |
9 |
37 |
Fall of Roof: |
126 |
0 |
126 |
Fall of Face or Rib: |
37 |
1 |
38 |
Fall of Highwall or Spoil: |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Working with Hand Tools: |
61 |
24 |
85 |
Burns and Smoke Inhalation: |
13 |
7 |
20 |
Foreign Object in Eye or Other Part of Body: |
11 |
17 |
28 |
Ignition or Explosion: |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Miscellaneous: |
11 |
9 |
20 |
Total Lost-Time Injuries: |
878 |
362 |
1,240 |