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 39. State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index* |
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WIC DESCRIPTION |
HOURS** |
COUNT |
RATE |
LOW95 |
UPP95 |
RATE |
RATE |
COUNT |
PREV |
|
RATIO |
RANK |
RANK |
INDEX |
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3304 Meat Dealers Wholesale |
81,167,764 |
1,939 |
477.8 |
456.7 |
499.5 |
4.1 |
15 |
12 |
13.5 |
|
2903 Wood Products Mfg. |
114,642,084 |
2,346 |
409.3 |
392.9 |
426.2 |
3.5 |
22 |
7 |
14.5 |
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6108 Nursing Homes |
318,998,144 |
5,658 |
354.7 |
345.6 |
364.1 |
3.1 |
33 |
2 |
17.5 |
|
1002 Sawmills |
46,261,695 |
1,054 |
455.7 |
428.6 |
484.0 |
3.9 |
18 |
33 |
25.3 |
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7114 Temp. Help-Assembly |
20,511,447 |
821 |
800.5 |
746.7 |
857.2 |
6.9 |
3 |
48 |
25.5 |
|
0507 Roofing |
30,718,052 |
836 |
544.3 |
508.0 |
582.5 |
4.7 |
11 |
47 |
29.0 |
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0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction |
194,531,508 |
2,891 |
297.2 |
286.5 |
308.3 |
2.6 |
62 |
4 |
33.0 |
|
0515 Wallboard Installation |
17,974,290 |
560 |
623.1 |
572.6 |
676.9 |
5.4 |
8 |
61 |
34.3 |
|
4301 Meat Products Mfg. |
21,057,070 |
580 |
550.9 |
507.0 |
597.6 |
4.7 |
10 |
59 |
34.5 |
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0518 Building Construction NOC |
87,932,579 |
1,374 |
312.5 |
296.2 |
329.5 |
2.7 |
50 |
21 |
35.5 |
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2104 Fruit & Vegetable Packing |
172,327,570 |
2,402 |
278.8 |
267.7 |
290.1 |
2.4 |
72 |
6 |
39.0 |
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3510 Plastic Products Manufacturing |
95,273,772 |
1,447 |
303.8 |
288.3 |
319.8 |
2.6 |
59 |
20 |
39.5 |
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0301 Landscaping |
67,457,555 |
1,048 |
310.7 |
292.2 |
330.1 |
2.7 |
51 |
34 |
42.5 |
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4305 Garbage Collection |
32,762,438 |
594 |
362.6 |
334.0 |
393.0 |
3.1 |
31 |
55 |
43.0 |
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5103 Foundries, NOC |
24,921,130 |
510 |
409.3 |
374.5 |
446.4 |
3.5 |
21 |
69 |
45.0 |
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6802 Airlines, Ground Crew |
25,150,030 |
511 |
406.4 |
371.9 |
443.2 |
3.5 |
23 |
68 |
45.5 |
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3708 Textile Mfg. |
43,120,692 |
714 |
331.2 |
307.3 |
356.4 |
2.9 |
41 |
51 |
46.0 |
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3404 Aluminum Product Mfg. |
139,393,657 |
1,834 |
263.1 |
251.2 |
275.5 |
2.3 |
81 |
14 |
47.5 |
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6908 Paper Products Mfg. |
24,555,960 |
469 |
382.0 |
348.2 |
418.2 |
3.3 |
27 |
73 |
50.0 |
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0306 Plumbing |
95,520,364 |
1,264 |
264.7 |
250.3 |
279.7 |
2.3 |
80 |
25 |
52.5 |
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2904 Plywood Mfg. |
21,873,713 |
440 |
402.3 |
365.6 |
441.7 |
3.5 |
25 |
81 |
52.8 |
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0512 Insulation Installation |
24,309,496 |
449 |
369.4 |
336.0 |
405.2 |
3.2 |
29 |
77 |
52.8 |
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7201 State Health Care Facilities |
80,720,784 |
1,098 |
272.0 |
256.2 |
288.6 |
2.3 |
76 |
30 |
53.0 |
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2905 Furniture/Casket Mfg. |
20,281,477 |
410 |
404.3 |
366.1 |
445.4 |
3.5 |
24 |
86 |
54.8 |
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5209 Boilermaking |
41,375,841 |
632 |
305.5 |
282.1 |
330.3 |
2.6 |
57 |
53 |
55.0 |
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0109 Reinforcing Steel Installation |
1,170,742 |
73 |
1247.1 |
977.5 |
1568.0 |
10.7 |
1 |
198 |
99.3 |
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7119 Temp. Help-Vehicle Operation |
1,238,666 |
73 |
1178.7 |
923.9 |
1482.0 |
10.1 |
2 |
198 |
99.8 |
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3905 Restaurants |
1,592,192,021 |
7,774 |
97.7 |
95.5 |
99.8 |
0.8 |
214 |
1 |
107.5 |
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4904 Clerical Office, NOC |
3,117,822,728 |
5,540 |
35.5 |
34.6 |
36.5 |
0.3 |
259 |
3 |
131.0 |
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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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