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 40. State Fund Claims for Sciatica 1990-1998. Top 25 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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6108 Nursing Homes |
318,998,144 |
366 |
22.9 |
20.7 |
25.4 |
4.7 |
8 |
1 |
4.5 |
|
0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction |
194,531,508 |
143 |
14.7 |
12.4 |
17.3 |
3.0 |
22 |
3 |
12.5 |
|
0518 Building Construction NOC |
87,932,579 |
79 |
18.0 |
14.2 |
22.4 |
3.7 |
13 |
17 |
15.0 |
|
0101 Road Construction |
105,726,705 |
85 |
16.1 |
12.8 |
19.9 |
3.3 |
16 |
14 |
15.0 |
|
1102 Trucking, NOC |
162,999,719 |
117 |
14.4 |
11.9 |
17.2 |
2.9 |
25 |
5 |
15.0 |
|
0507 Roofing |
30,718,052 |
51 |
33.2 |
24.7 |
43.7 |
6.8 |
4 |
30 |
16.8 |
|
0307 HVAC Systems |
85,317,579 |
66 |
15.5 |
12.0 |
19.7 |
3.2 |
18 |
21 |
19.5 |
|
0306 Plumbing |
95,520,364 |
72 |
15.1 |
11.8 |
19.0 |
3.1 |
21 |
19 |
19.8 |
|
0515 Wallboard Installation |
17,974,290 |
36 |
40.1 |
28.1 |
55.5 |
8.2 |
2 |
41 |
21.5 |
|
7204 Preferred Workers |
17,941,424 |
33 |
36.8 |
25.3 |
51.7 |
7.5 |
3 |
43 |
23.0 |
|
2105 Beer Distributors |
34,437,289 |
33 |
19.2 |
13.2 |
26.9 |
3.9 |
12 |
43 |
27.5 |
|
0504 Painting |
75,277,953 |
52 |
13.8 |
10.3 |
18.1 |
2.8 |
27 |
28 |
27.5 |
|
7201 State Health Care Facilities |
80,720,784 |
53 |
13.1 |
9.8 |
17.2 |
2.7 |
29 |
27 |
27.8 |
|
4910 Prop. And Bldg. Management |
198,408,417 |
101 |
10.2 |
8.3 |
12.4 |
2.1 |
49 |
7 |
28.0 |
|
6907 Moving Companies |
24,074,567 |
30 |
24.9 |
16.8 |
35.6 |
5.1 |
7 |
51 |
28.8 |
|
0502 Floor Covering Installation |
20,455,835 |
28 |
27.4 |
18.2 |
39.6 |
5.6 |
6 |
55 |
30.3 |
|
6509 Boarding Homes |
151,912,678 |
80 |
10.5 |
8.4 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
45 |
16 |
30.5 |
|
3402 Machine Shops |
219,757,227 |
105 |
9.6 |
7.8 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
59 |
6 |
32.5 |
|
2009 Bldg. And Home Improvement Centers |
94,392,082 |
53 |
11.2 |
8.4 |
14.7 |
2.3 |
42 |
27 |
34.3 |
|
4905 Motels & Hotels |
141,628,309 |
72 |
10.2 |
8.0 |
12.8 |
2.1 |
50 |
19 |
34.3 |
|
0107 Underground Utilities |
39,496,528 |
30 |
15.2 |
10.2 |
21.7 |
3.1 |
19 |
51 |
34.8 |
|
0512 Insulation Installation |
24,309,496 |
25 |
20.6 |
13.3 |
30.4 |
4.2 |
10 |
61 |
35.3 |
|
1501 Counties-All Other Employees NOC |
82,185,958 |
47 |
11.4 |
8.4 |
15.2 |
2.3 |
40 |
32 |
35.8 |
|
3401 Auto Dealers & Repair |
276,321,707 |
119 |
8.6 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
68 |
4 |
36.0 |
|
1101 Parcel Package Delivery |
130,388,856 |
65 |
10.0 |
7.7 |
12.7 |
2.0 |
51 |
22 |
36.5 |
|
0201 Bridge Construction |
6,308,921 |
13 |
41.2 |
21.9 |
70.5 |
8.4 |
1 |
104 |
52.3 |
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3905 Restaurants |
1,592,192,021 |
259 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
110 |
2 |
56.0 |
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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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