West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Summary of Injury Data 1998
08/06/03
West Virginia Injury Totals and Frequency Rates
State Injury Frequency Rate: 6.15
Lost-Time Injuries: 1,322
No Lost-Time Injuries: 347
Lost time Injuries by Activity
Activity When Injured |
Underground |
Surface |
Total |
Reaching, Lifting, Pushing, Bending, Pulling: |
241 |
64 |
263 |
Stumbling, Tripping, Falling, Slipping: |
163 |
109 |
234 |
Machinery: |
209 |
73 |
247 |
Handling Materials: |
5 | 0 | 5 |
Struck by Falling or Flying Object: |
53 | 19 | 72 |
Striking an Object: |
27 | 6 | 33 |
Fall of Roof: |
142 | 0 | 142 |
Fall of Face or Rib: |
30 | 0 | 30 |
Fall of Highwall or Spoil: |
0 | 3 | 3 |
Working with Hand Tools: |
72 | 21 | 93 |
Burns and Smoke Inhalation: |
14 | 8 | 22 |
Foreign Object in Eye or Other Part of Body: |
23 | 5 | 28 |
Ignition or Explosion: |
0 | 0 |
0 |
Miscellaneous: |
13 |
11 |
24 |
Total Lost-Time Injuries: |
1,001 |
321 |
1,322 |