State profile · OSHA ITA
West Virginia workplace safety
How 2,269 OSHA-reporting employers across West Virginia compare on workplace injuries, 2016–2024.
- 2,269
- Employers
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 38,717
- Injuries
- 29
- Fatalities
The state picture
West Virginia's reporting employers average 5.4 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 2.0 times the ~2.7 all-industry private-sector norm.
- 5.4
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 2,269
- employers reporting
- 38,717
- recordable injuries
- 29
- worker fatalities
State average reflects each state's industry mix. Sort the table below by each employer's own grade against its industry benchmark.
22% of West Virginia's reporting establishments earn an F and 17% an A, each measured against its own industry benchmark, not the state line. These grades are a transparent derived index, not an official OSHA rating; see the Methodology for the exact formula.
Where West Virginia ranks among states
54 states & territories by avg TCRWest Virginia's average TCR of 5.4 is lower than 38% of states, a state average reflects industry mix as much as workplace safety.
How West Virginia Workplaces Compare
West Virginia hosts 2,269 employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are not small shops: federal rules require ITA submission from workplaces with 250+ employees in any industry, plus workplaces with 20+ employees in the roughly 60 NAICS codes classified as high-hazard (construction, manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, agriculture, and others). Across this West Virginia cohort, workers have logged 38,717 recordable injuries, producing a state average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 5.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year during 2016–2024.
The state has recorded 29 workplace fatalities in the reporting window, which is tracked separately from non-fatal injury counts because fatal events have their own investigation trail under 29 CFR 1904.39. Reading state-level TCR requires context: the headline figure is driven by a state's industry mix. A state with a heavy construction, logging, or meatpacking footprint will mechanically post higher TCR than a state dominated by finance or professional services, even when individual employers are equally well-managed. That is why the employer table below sorts each establishment by its own TCR and letter grade, against the BLS benchmark for its specific industry, not against the state average.
For jobseekers, relocators, investors, and local safety professionals, state-level pages function as an entry point: use the grade-sorted list to spot the safest and highest-risk employers in West Virginia, then click through to an individual establishment for its year-by-year injury, illness, DART, and fatality trajectory. Compare multiple years before drawing conclusions, a single outlier year can reflect a specific event, whereas a sustained pattern across reporting cycles is a more reliable risk signal. All data comes directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries. State OSHA plans in 22 states operate their own enforcement programs in parallel, but the injury data above is harmonized through the federal ITA system.
Employers in West Virginia, by injury rate
Page 31 of 46| Employer | City | Industry | Grade | Avg TCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holzer Point Pleasant | Point Pleasant | Family physicians' offices ( | A | 1.8 |
| HG-Medical | Huntington | Bone plates and screws manuf | B | 1.8 |
| Variform Inc. dba Ply Gem Siding Group | Martinsburg | Building materials (e.g., fa | B | 1.8 |
| Kureha PGA LLC | Belle | Thermoplastic resins and pla | B | 1.8 |
| Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Weirton Plant | Weirton | Closures, metal, stamping | B | 1.8 |
| 44521g - Huntington Bin | Huntington | Confectionery Merchant Whole | C | 1.8 |
| Store 0408 Bluefield | Bluefield | Department stores (except di | B | 1.8 |
| Beckley | Beckley | RETAIL | B | 1.8 |
| 7000-87646 | Beckley | Residential Intellectual and | A | 1.8 |
| Axial Corporation New Martinsville WV- BSL | New Martinsville | Multi Craft | B | 1.8 |
| SimEx, Incorporated | St. Marys | Windows and window frames, v | B | 1.8 |
| Mercer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC | Charleston | Skilled nursing facilities | A | 1.8 |
| Preiser Scientific Inc. | St. Albans | Analytical instruments (e.g. | C | 1.8 |
| Sodexo at West Liberty University | West Liberty | Food Service Contractors | B | 1.8 |
| The Robbins Company Conveyor Division | Fayetteville | Belt conveyor systems manufa | B | 1.8 |
| 6899 Admin | Scott Depot | Automobile rental | D | 1.8 |
| Sistersville Tank Works, Inc. | Sistersville | Water tanks, heavy gauge met | B | 1.8 |
| 00807 - Store # 807 Berkeley Springs | Berkeley Springs | Grocery Stores | B | 1.8 |
| Franklin IGA Inc | Franklin | Food (i.e., groceries) store | B | 1.8 |
| Kammer/Mitchell | Moundsville | Power generation, fossil fue | D | 1.8 |
| Poca WV | Poca | - | B | 1.8 |
| American Disposal Svcs | Wheeling | - | B | 1.8 |
| WV - Beckley | Beckley | Child welfare services | A | 1.8 |
| Wheeling Service Building | Wheeling | Distribution of electric pow | D | 1.8 |
| Brewer & Company of WV | Charleston | Fire sprinkler system instal | B | 1.8 |
| Martinsburg | Martinsburg | Detergents (e.g., dishwashin | B | 1.7 |
| 2205 Lowe S of Fayetteville Wv | Fayetteville | Homecenter | B | 1.7 |
| Southern States Charles Town Service | Ranson | Farm supply stores | B | 1.7 |
| 4263-3519 | Beckley | Hotels | B | 1.7 |
| Eagle Natrium, LLC | Proctor | Chlorine manufacturing | B | 1.7 |
| Glenwood Grants | Princeton | Grocery stores | B | 1.7 |
| Hope Gas-Parkersburg Shop | Parkersburg | Distribution of natural gas | D | 1.7 |
| FAIRMONT BIN EmpWorkCtrCd 30001980 | Fairmont | Confectionery Merchant Whole | B | 1.7 |
| Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Charleston | Skilled nursing facilities | A | 1.7 |
| Mondi | Wellsburg | Paper Bag and Coated and Tre | B | 1.7 |
| Tri-County Electric Company, Inc. | Morgantown | Electrical contractors | B | 1.7 |
| State Electric Supply Company - Clarksburg | Clarksburg | Electric motors, wiring supp | B | 1.7 |
| Z Global Logistics, LLC - Sumner, WA | Sumner | General warehousing and stor | A | 1.7 |
| Veyance Technologies Inc-Wheeling WV | Wheeling | Conveyor system installation | B | 1.7 |
| Hall Drilling | Ellenboro | Gas well drilling on a contr | C | 1.7 |
| NorthStar Technologies Warehouse | Bridgeport | Maintenance and repair servi | A | 1.7 |
| Laurita, Inc. | Morgantown | Excavation contractors | B | 1.7 |
| Daniels Wv Depot | Daniels | Commercial Bakeries | B | 1.7 |
| Diamond | Belle | Construction machinery and e | C | 1.7 |
| Rust-Oleum | Lesage | Architectural coatings (i.e. | B | 1.7 |
| CertainTeed Gypsum West Virginia | Proctor | Gypsum products (e.g., block | B | 1.7 |
| Pt Pleasant Office and Service Center | Pt Pleasant | Distribution of electric pow | D | 1.7 |
| Diamond Electric WV | Eleanor | Coils, ignition, internal co | A | 1.7 |
| Ravenswood | Ravenswood | Mechanical contractors | B | 1.7 |
| Service Wire Company Culloden | Culloden | Copper products made by roll | B | 1.7 |
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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What West Virginia's safety record means for you
West Virginia averages a TCR of 5.4 - about 2.0× the ~2.7 national private-sector norm. A state average hides wide employer-by-employer variation.
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State averages use the credible-subset mean across reporting establishments; they are statistical summaries, not regulatory assessments.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.