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
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Table 37. State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index* |
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WIC DESCRIPTION |
HOURS** |
COUNT |
RATE |
LOW95 |
UPP95 |
RATE |
RATE |
COUNT |
PREV |
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RATIO |
RANK |
RANK |
INDEX |
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6108 Nursing Homes |
318,998,144 |
2,926 |
183.4 |
176.9 |
190.2 |
4.6 |
13 |
1 |
7.0 |
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7201 State Health Care Facilities |
80,720,784 |
692 |
171.5 |
158.9 |
184.7 |
4.3 |
18 |
9 |
13.5 |
|
0515 Wallboard Installation |
17,974,290 |
295 |
328.2 |
291.9 |
367.9 |
8.2 |
3 |
41 |
22.0 |
|
0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction |
194,531,508 |
985 |
101.3 |
95.0 |
107.8 |
2.5 |
47 |
4 |
25.5 |
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0507 Roofing |
30,718,052 |
267 |
173.8 |
153.6 |
196.0 |
4.3 |
17 |
43 |
30.0 |
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6907 Moving Companies |
24,074,567 |
229 |
190.2 |
166.4 |
216.5 |
4.7 |
11 |
53 |
32.0 |
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6110 Home Health Care, Nursing |
47,086,664 |
314 |
133.4 |
119.0 |
149.0 |
3.3 |
25 |
39 |
32.0 |
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2903 Wood Products Mfg. |
114,642,084 |
577 |
100.7 |
92.6 |
109.2 |
2.5 |
49 |
17 |
33.0 |
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7114 Temp. Help-Assembly |
20,511,447 |
197 |
192.1 |
166.2 |
220.9 |
4.8 |
10 |
61 |
35.5 |
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1102 Trucking, NOC |
162,999,719 |
765 |
93.9 |
87.3 |
100.8 |
2.3 |
69 |
7 |
38.0 |
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0518 Building Construction NOC |
87,932,579 |
438 |
99.6 |
90.5 |
109.4 |
2.5 |
51 |
27 |
39.0 |
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7204 Preferred Workers |
17,941,424 |
176 |
196.2 |
168.3 |
227.4 |
4.9 |
9 |
70 |
39.3 |
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0102 Concrete Construction |
38,232,096 |
240 |
125.5 |
110.2 |
142.5 |
3.1 |
31 |
48 |
39.5 |
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0306 Plumbing |
95,520,364 |
474 |
99.2 |
90.5 |
108.6 |
2.5 |
54 |
25 |
39.5 |
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0504 Painting |
75,277,953 |
379 |
100.7 |
90.8 |
111.4 |
2.5 |
48 |
33 |
40.5 |
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4305 Garbage Collection |
32,762,438 |
216 |
131.9 |
114.9 |
150.7 |
3.3 |
27 |
56 |
41.5 |
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0307 HVAC Systems |
85,317,579 |
407 |
95.4 |
86.4 |
105.1 |
2.4 |
64 |
30 |
47.0 |
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0512 Insulation Installation |
24,309,496 |
169 |
139.0 |
118.9 |
161.7 |
3.5 |
24 |
73 |
48.3 |
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1101 Parcel Package Delivery |
130,388,856 |
577 |
88.5 |
81.4 |
96.0 |
2.2 |
81 |
17 |
49.0 |
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1404 Bus Companies |
46,850,712 |
234 |
99.9 |
87.5 |
113.5 |
2.5 |
50 |
50 |
50.0 |
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3304 Meat Dealers Wholesale |
81,167,764 |
381 |
93.9 |
84.7 |
103.8 |
2.3 |
68 |
32 |
50.0 |
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6802 Airlines, Ground Crew |
25,150,030 |
159 |
126.4 |
107.6 |
147.7 |
3.2 |
29 |
76 |
52.5 |
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7111 Temp. Help-Health Care |
18,586,858 |
134 |
144.2 |
120.8 |
170.8 |
3.6 |
23 |
87 |
55.0 |
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0302 Masonry Construction |
20,832,640 |
138 |
132.5 |
111.3 |
156.5 |
3.3 |
26 |
86 |
55.8 |
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1002 Sawmills |
46,261,695 |
228 |
98.6 |
86.2 |
112.2 |
2.5 |
58 |
54 |
56.0 |
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1005 Shake Mills |
1,673,631 |
42 |
501.9 |
361.7 |
678.4 |
12.5 |
1 |
175 |
87.8 |
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3905 Restaurants |
1,592,192,021 |
2,736 |
34.4 |
33.1 |
35.7 |
0.9 |
201 |
2 |
101.5 |
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0109 Reinforcing Steel Installation |
1,170,742 |
22 |
375.8 |
235.4 |
569.0 |
9.4 |
2 |
209 |
105.5 |
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4904 Clerical Office, NOC |
3,117,822,728 |
1,266 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
0.2 |
246 |
3 |
124.5 |
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*Below the line and highlighted in grey are risk classes that were in the top three by rate or count that were not in the top 25 based by prevention index |
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** Risk classes that had less than 100,000 hours per year were excluded from the analysis |
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