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 42. State Fund Claims for Epicondylitis 1990-1998. Top 25 WICs by Prevention Index*

         
                   

WIC DESCRIPTION

HOURS**

COUNT

RATE

LOW95

UPP95

RATE

RATE

COUNT

PREV

           

RATIO

RANK

RANK

INDEX

0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction

194,531,508

370

38.0

34.3

42.1

3.6

14

3

8.5

2903 Wood Products Mfg.

114,642,084

195

34.0

29.4

39.1

3.2

22

11

16.5

3304 Meat Dealers Wholesale

81,167,764

144

35.5

29.9

41.8

3.3

17

21

19.0

0518 Building Construction NOC

87,932,579

151

34.3

29.1

40.3

3.2

21

18

19.5

0515 Wallboard Installation

17,974,290

78

86.8

68.6

108.3

8.1

2

41

21.3

0507 Roofing

30,718,052

75

48.8

38.4

61.2

4.6

10

45

27.5

3404 Aluminum Product Mfg.

139,393,657

180

25.8

22.2

29.9

2.4

43

13

28.0

3510 Plastic Products Manufacturing

95,273,772

135

28.3

23.8

33.5

2.7

35

22

28.5

2907 Cabinet/Countertop Mfg.

59,498,695

91

30.6

24.6

37.6

2.9

28

34

31.0

6402 Supermarkets

260,483,458

296

22.7

20.2

25.5

2.1

60

4

32.0

0302 Masonry Construction

20,832,640

56

53.8

40.6

69.8

5.0

4

61

32.5

6908 Paper Products Mfg.

24,555,960

60

48.9

37.3

62.9

4.6

9

57

32.8

3402 Machine Shops

219,757,227

251

22.8

20.1

25.9

2.1

59

8

33.3

5103 Foundries, NOC

24,921,130

59

47.3

36.0

61.1

4.4

11

58

34.5

0102 Concrete Construction

38,232,096

64

33.5

25.8

42.8

3.1

23

50

36.5

0301 Landscaping

67,457,555

87

25.8

20.7

31.8

2.4

44

36

40.0

1002 Sawmills

46,261,695

68

29.4

22.8

37.3

2.8

33

48

40.3

0306 Plumbing

95,520,364

113

23.7

19.5

28.4

2.2

53

28

40.3

5307 State Government Manual Labor

189,519,273

197

20.8

18.0

23.9

2.0

71

10

40.5

2905 Furniture/Casket Mfg.

20,281,477

46

45.4

33.2

60.5

4.3

12

70

40.8

5209 Boilermaking

41,375,841

62

30.0

23.0

38.4

2.8

30

52

40.8

0513 Interior Finish Carpentry

56,694,483

76

26.8

21.1

33.6

2.5

41

43

42.0

0101 Road Construction

105,726,705

120

22.7

18.8

27.1

2.1

61

25

43.0

3708 Textile Mfg.

43,120,692

61

28.3

21.6

36.3

2.7

36

54

45.0

0601 Electrical Wiring

144,539,300

150

20.8

17.6

24.4

1.9

72

19

45.5

0105 Fence Erection

7,309,118

24

65.7

42.1

97.7

6.2

3

117

60.0

3905 Restaurants

1,592,192,021

698

8.8

8.1

9.4

0.8

134

1

67.5

0524 Wallboard Installation - Discounted

3,194,735

20

125.2

76.4

193.4

11.7

1

136

68.3

4904 Clerical Office, NOC

3,117,822,728

604

3.9

3.6

4.2

0.4

160

2

81.0

                   

*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

** Risk classes that had less than 100,000 hours per year were excluded from the analysis

         

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