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 36. State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity 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 |
21,452 |
1345.0 |
1327.0 |
1363.1 |
3.8 |
17 |
2 |
9.5 |
|
0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction |
194,531,508 |
10,184 |
1047.0 |
1026.8 |
1067.6 |
3.0 |
36 |
3 |
19.5 |
|
2903 Wood Products Mfg. |
114,642,084 |
6,105 |
1065.1 |
1038.5 |
1092.1 |
3.0 |
34 |
8 |
21.0 |
|
0507 Roofing |
30,718,052 |
2,789 |
1815.9 |
1749.1 |
1884.5 |
5.2 |
9 |
41 |
25.0 |
|
0515 Wallboard Installation |
17,974,290 |
1,989 |
2213.2 |
2117.0 |
2312.6 |
6.3 |
5 |
54 |
29.5 |
|
7114 Temp. Help-Assembly |
20,511,447 |
2,014 |
1963.8 |
1878.9 |
2051.5 |
5.6 |
7 |
52 |
29.5 |
|
1002 Sawmills |
46,261,695 |
2,714 |
1173.3 |
1129.6 |
1218.3 |
3.3 |
24 |
42 |
33.0 |
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0518 Building Construction NOC |
87,932,579 |
4,392 |
998.9 |
969.6 |
1028.9 |
2.8 |
47 |
21 |
34.0 |
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4305 Garbage Collection |
32,762,438 |
2,137 |
1304.5 |
1249.8 |
1361.1 |
3.7 |
18 |
51 |
34.5 |
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6907 Moving Companies |
24,074,567 |
1,912 |
1588.4 |
1518.0 |
1661.2 |
4.5 |
12 |
58 |
35.0 |
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0301 Landscaping |
67,457,555 |
3,446 |
1021.7 |
987.8 |
1056.4 |
2.9 |
40 |
33 |
36.5 |
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3304 Meat Dealers Wholesale |
81,167,764 |
3,992 |
983.6 |
953.4 |
1014.6 |
2.8 |
51 |
25 |
38.0 |
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0306 Plumbing |
95,520,364 |
4,481 |
938.2 |
911.0 |
966.1 |
2.7 |
59 |
19 |
39.0 |
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0102 Concrete Construction |
38,232,096 |
2,173 |
1136.7 |
1089.4 |
1185.6 |
3.2 |
30 |
49 |
39.5 |
|
2105 Beer Distributors |
34,437,289 |
2,001 |
1162.1 |
1111.7 |
1214.2 |
3.3 |
27 |
53 |
40.0 |
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5103 Foundries, NOC |
24,921,130 |
1,526 |
1224.7 |
1164.0 |
1287.7 |
3.5 |
21 |
71 |
46.0 |
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6802 Airlines, Ground Crew |
25,150,030 |
1,528 |
1215.1 |
1154.9 |
1277.6 |
3.5 |
23 |
70 |
46.5 |
|
1101 Parcel Package Delivery |
130,388,856 |
5,312 |
814.8 |
793.0 |
837.0 |
2.3 |
83 |
13 |
48.0 |
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7201 State Health Care Facilities |
80,720,784 |
3,610 |
894.4 |
865.5 |
924.1 |
2.5 |
68 |
30 |
49.0 |
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0307 HVAC Systems |
85,317,579 |
3,757 |
880.7 |
852.8 |
909.3 |
2.5 |
71 |
28 |
49.5 |
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0502 Floor Covering Installation |
20,455,835 |
1,291 |
1262.2 |
1194.3 |
1333.0 |
3.6 |
19 |
81 |
50.0 |
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4301 Meat Products Mfg. |
21,057,070 |
1,289 |
1224.3 |
1158.4 |
1293.0 |
3.5 |
22 |
82 |
52.0 |
|
0512 Insulation Installation |
24,309,496 |
1,392 |
1145.2 |
1085.9 |
1207.0 |
3.3 |
28 |
77 |
52.5 |
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1102 Trucking, NOC |
162,999,719 |
5,834 |
715.8 |
697.6 |
734.4 |
2.0 |
99 |
9 |
54.0 |
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5209 Boilermaking |
41,375,841 |
1,945 |
940.2 |
898.8 |
982.9 |
2.7 |
57 |
57 |
57.0 |
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1005 Shake Mills |
1,673,631 |
223 |
2664.9 |
2326.5 |
3038.6 |
7.6 |
2 |
203 |
102.5 |
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0109 Reinforcing Steel Installation |
1,170,742 |
199 |
3399.6 |
2943.6 |
3906.1 |
9.7 |
1 |
211 |
106.0 |
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3905 Restaurants |
1,592,192,021 |
23,728 |
298.1 |
294.3 |
301.9 |
0.8 |
224 |
1 |
112.5 |
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7119 Temp. Help-Vehicle Operation |
1,238,666 |
162 |
2615.7 |
2228.4 |
3051.0 |
7.4 |
3 |
224 |
113.5 |
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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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