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 42. State Fund Claims for Epicondylitis 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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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 |
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0524 Wallboard Installation - Discounted |
3,194,735 |
20 |
125.2 |
76.4 |
193.4 |
11.7 |
1 |
136 |
68.3 |
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4904 Clerical Office, NOC |
3,117,822,728 |
604 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
160 |
2 |
81.0 |
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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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