Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity in Washington State, 1990-1998

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Washington State Department of Labor and Industries , Safety and Health Assessment Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program

Summary Statement

An in-depth research study of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Washington state from 1990-1998 based on worker’s compensation claims.
May 2000

Table 16. State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index*

                   

SIC DESCRIPTION

HOURS**

COUNT

RATE

LOW95

UPP95

RATE

RATE

COUNT

PREV

           

RATIO

RANK

RANK

INDEX

805 Nursing & Personal Care Facilities

318,942,756

7,368

462.0

451.5

472.7

3.6

3

1

2.0

174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting and Plastering

123,613,687

2,914

471.5

454.5

488.9

3.7

2

6

4.0

421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air

327,000,439

5,191

317.5

308.9

326.2

2.5

16

3

9.5

152 General Building Contractors - Residential Buildings

326,952,728

5,130

313.8

305.3

322.5

2.4

17

4

10.5

176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work

66,522,207

1,569

471.7

448.7

495.7

3.7

1

21

11.0

175 Carpentry and Floor Work

100,926,376

1,771

350.9

334.8

367.7

2.7

9

16

12.5

078 Landscape & Horticultural Services

93,933,012

1,624

345.8

329.2

363.0

2.7

10

20

15.0

836 Residential Care

129,723,196

1,977

304.8

291.5

318.5

2.4

19

12

15.5

177 Concrete Work

59,058,363

1,215

411.5

388.6

435.3

3.2

4

31

17.5

242 Sawmills and Planing Mills

81,675,815

1,332

326.2

308.9

344.2

2.5

15

24

19.5

243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood Members

116,636,463

1,649

282.8

269.3

296.7

2.2

28

19

23.5

179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors

184,274,123

2,315

251.3

241.1

261.7

1.9

42

10

26.0

162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway & Street Construction

151,121,372

1,864

246.7

235.6

258.1

1.9

46

14

30.0

806 Hospitals

83,768,036

1,172

279.8

264.0

296.3

2.2

29

32

30.5

201 Meat Products

35,433,769

662

373.7

345.7

403.2

2.9

6

56

31.0

344 Fabricated Structural Metal Products

97,763,547

1,288

263.5

249.3

278.3

2.0

36

26

31.0

171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning

237,186,011

2,748

231.7

223.1

240.5

1.8

58

8

33.0

241 Logging

72,854,831

983

269.9

253.2

287.3

2.1

34

37

35.5

702 Rooming & Boarding Houses

102,021,800

1,276

250.1

236.6

264.3

1.9

44

27

35.5

154 General Building Contractors - Nonresidential Buildings

123,483,174

1,484

240.4

228.3

252.9

1.9

49

22

35.5

734 Services to Dwellings & Other Buildings

114,895,296

1,372

238.8

226.4

251.8

1.9

50

23

36.5

172 Painting and Paper Hanging

67,647,176

867

256.3

239.5

274.0

2.0

39

42

40.5

518 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages

58,876,941

775

263.3

245.0

282.5

2.0

37

47

42.0

514 Groceries & Related Products

281,934,072

2,811

199.4

192.1

206.9

1.5

84

7

45.5

541 Grocery Stores

410,940,909

3,963

192.9

186.9

199.0

1.5

87

5

46.0

581 Eating and Drinking Places

1,505,602,866

7,032

93.4

91.2

95.6

0.7

210

2

106.0

                   

* Below the line and highlighted in grey are industries that were in the top three by rate or count that were not in the top 25 based by prevention index

** SIC groups that had less than 200,000 hours per year were excluded from the analysis

             


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