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 41. State Fund Claims for Rotator Cuff Syndrome 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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1102 Trucking, NOC |
162,999,719 |
373 |
45.8 |
41.2 |
50.7 |
3.0 |
37 |
5 |
21.0 |
|
0515 Wallboard Installation |
17,974,290 |
130 |
144.7 |
120.9 |
171.8 |
9.5 |
4 |
39 |
21.3 |
|
2903 Wood Products Mfg. |
114,642,084 |
277 |
48.3 |
42.8 |
54.4 |
3.2 |
33 |
10 |
21.5 |
|
6108 Nursing Homes |
318,998,144 |
711 |
44.6 |
41.4 |
48.0 |
2.9 |
42 |
2 |
22.0 |
|
4305 Garbage Collection |
32,762,438 |
131 |
80.0 |
66.9 |
94.9 |
5.2 |
9 |
37 |
23.0 |
|
3304 Meat Dealers Wholesale |
81,167,764 |
202 |
49.8 |
43.1 |
57.1 |
3.3 |
32 |
20 |
26.0 |
|
0518 Building Construction NOC |
87,932,579 |
206 |
46.9 |
40.7 |
53.7 |
3.1 |
34 |
18 |
26.0 |
|
1002 Sawmills |
46,261,695 |
148 |
64.0 |
54.1 |
75.2 |
4.2 |
22 |
34 |
28.0 |
|
0510 Wood Frame Bldg. Construction |
194,531,508 |
396 |
40.7 |
36.8 |
44.9 |
2.7 |
54 |
3 |
28.5 |
|
2904 Plywood Mfg. |
21,873,713 |
90 |
82.3 |
66.2 |
101.2 |
5.4 |
6 |
55 |
30.5 |
|
0507 Roofing |
30,718,052 |
110 |
71.6 |
58.9 |
86.3 |
4.7 |
14 |
47 |
30.5 |
|
6802 Airlines, Ground Crew |
25,150,030 |
92 |
73.2 |
59.0 |
89.7 |
4.8 |
12 |
54 |
32.8 |
|
0504 Painting |
75,277,953 |
171 |
45.4 |
38.9 |
52.8 |
3.0 |
39 |
28 |
33.3 |
|
0306 Plumbing |
95,520,364 |
201 |
42.1 |
36.5 |
48.3 |
2.8 |
51 |
21 |
36.0 |
|
0307 HVAC Systems |
85,317,579 |
180 |
42.2 |
36.3 |
48.8 |
2.8 |
50 |
24 |
37.0 |
|
7201 State Health Care Facilities |
80,720,784 |
171 |
42.4 |
36.3 |
49.2 |
2.8 |
49 |
28 |
38.3 |
|
2105 Beer Distributors |
34,437,289 |
94 |
54.6 |
44.1 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
25 |
52 |
38.5 |
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7204 Preferred Workers |
17,941,424 |
70 |
78.0 |
60.8 |
98.6 |
5.1 |
10 |
72 |
40.8 |
|
6907 Moving Companies |
24,074,567 |
73 |
60.6 |
47.5 |
76.3 |
4.0 |
23 |
66 |
44.5 |
|
2104 Fruit & Vegetable Packing |
172,327,570 |
300 |
34.8 |
31.0 |
39.0 |
2.3 |
83 |
7 |
45.0 |
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5001 Logging |
36,757,688 |
85 |
46.2 |
36.9 |
57.2 |
3.0 |
36 |
58 |
47.0 |
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0302 Masonry Construction |
20,832,640 |
68 |
65.3 |
50.7 |
82.8 |
4.3 |
21 |
76 |
48.3 |
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3510 Plastic Products Manufacturing |
95,273,772 |
175 |
36.7 |
31.5 |
42.6 |
2.4 |
74 |
25 |
49.5 |
|
0601 Electrical Wiring |
144,539,300 |
242 |
33.5 |
29.4 |
38.0 |
2.2 |
89 |
13 |
51.0 |
|
2102 Warehouses, NOC |
58,339,827 |
113 |
38.7 |
31.9 |
46.6 |
2.5 |
59 |
44 |
51.5 |
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0524 Wallboard Installation - Discounted |
3,194,735 |
28 |
175.3 |
116.5 |
253.4 |
11.5 |
3 |
138 |
70.3 |
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3905 Restaurants |
1,592,192,021 |
806 |
10.1 |
9.4 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
179 |
1 |
90.0 |
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1005 Shake Mills |
1,673,631 |
16 |
191.2 |
109.2 |
310.5 |
12.5 |
2 |
180 |
90.8 |
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0109 Reinforcing Steel Installation |
1,170,742 |
12 |
205.0 |
105.8 |
358.1 |
13.4 |
1 |
197 |
98.8 |
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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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