West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Summary of Injury Data 1999
08/06/03
West Virginia Injury Totals and Frequency Rates
State Injury Frequency Rate: 5.76
Lost-Time Injuries: 1,071
No Lost-Time Injuries: 293
Lost time Injuries by Activity
Activity When Injured |
Underground |
Surface |
Total |
Reaching, Lifting, Pushing, Bending, Pulling: |
227 |
56 |
283 |
Stumbling, Tripping, Falling, Slipping: |
127 |
85 |
212 |
Machinery: |
180 |
63 |
243 |
Handling Materials: |
7 |
3 |
10 |
Struck by Falling or Flying Object: |
17 |
15 |
32 |
Striking an Object: |
20 |
2 |
22 |
Fall of Roof: |
106 |
2 |
108 |
Fall of Face or Rib: |
25 |
0 |
25 |
Fall of Highwall or Spoil: |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Working with Hand Tools: |
47 |
28 |
75 |
Burns and Smoke Inhalation: |
13 |
10 |
23 |
Foreign Object in Eye or Other Part of Body: |
7 |
3 |
10 |
Ignition or Explosion: |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Miscellaneous: |
13 |
6 |
19 |
Total Lost-Time Injuries/Fatalities: |
800 |
277 |
1,077 |