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 17. State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck 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

1,373

86.1

81.6

90.8

4.4

2

1

1.5

174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting and Plastering

123,613,687

472

76.4

69.6

83.6

3.9

3

6

4.5

836 Residential Care

129,723,196

414

63.8

57.8

70.3

3.2

5

7

6.0

421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air

327,000,439

791

48.4

45.1

51.9

2.5

18

3

10.5

152 General Building Contractors - Residential Buildings

326,952,728

674

41.2

38.2

44.5

2.1

23

4

13.5

176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work

66,522,207

213

64.0

55.7

73.2

3.2

4

24

14.0

175 Carpentry and Floor Work

100,926,376

268

53.1

46.9

59.9

2.7

11

17

14.0

806 Hospitals

83,768,036

231

55.2

48.3

62.7

2.8

10

21

15.5

702 Rooming & Boarding Houses

102,021,800

255

50.0

44.0

56.5

2.5

17

19

18.0

734 Services to Dwellings & Other Buildings

114,895,296

237

41.3

36.2

46.9

2.1

22

20

21.0

177 Concrete Work

59,058,363

156

52.8

44.9

61.8

2.7

12

33

22.5

179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors

184,274,123

343

37.2

33.4

41.4

1.9

34

12

23.0

242 Sawmills and Planing Mills

81,675,815

188

46.0

39.7

53.1

2.3

19

28

23.5

078 Landscape & Horticultural Services

93,933,012

192

40.9

35.3

47.1

2.1

24

26

25.0

344 Fabricated Structural Metal Products

97,763,547

198

40.5

35.1

46.6

2.1

26

25

25.5

808 Home Health Care Services

58,345,151

146

50.0

42.3

58.9

2.5

16

37

26.5

243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood Members

116,636,463

228

39.1

34.2

44.5

2.0

31

23

27.0

171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning

237,186,011

400

33.7

30.5

37.2

1.7

47

8

27.5

154 General Building Contractors - Nonresidential Buildings

123,483,174

229

37.1

32.4

42.2

1.9

35

22

28.5

162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway & Street Construction

151,121,372

262

34.7

30.6

39.1

1.8

43

18

30.5

241 Logging

72,854,831

144

39.5

33.3

46.5

2.0

29

38

33.5

541 Grocery Stores

410,940,909

594

28.9

26.6

31.3

1.5

62

5

33.5

172 Painting and Paper Hanging

67,647,176

134

39.6

33.2

46.9

2.0

28

42

34.8

411 Local & Suburban Passenger Transportation

31,808,218

91

57.2

46.1

70.3

2.9

8

65

36.3

514 Groceries & Related Products

281,934,072

393

27.9

25.2

30.8

1.4

67

9

38.0

581 Eating and Drinking Places

1,505,602,866

1,128

15.0

14.1

15.9

0.8

151

2

76.5

222 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber & Silk

2,515,438

12

95.4

49.2

166.7

4.8

1

210

105.3

                   

* 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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