Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity in Washington State, 1990-1998

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Washington State Department of Labor and Industries , Safety and Health Assessment Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program

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

Table 15. State Fund Claims for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index*

       
                   

SIC DESCRIPTION

HOURS**

COUNT

RATE

LOW95

UPP95

RATE

RATE

COUNT

PREV

           

RATIO

RANK

RANK

INDEX

723 Beauty Shops

105,954,471

368

69.5

62.5

76.9

2.9

9

9

9.0

242 Sawmills and Planing Mills

81,675,815

270

66.1

58.5

74.5

2.7

10

20

15.0

541 Grocery Stores

410,940,909

1,028

50.0

47.0

53.2

2.1

30

2

16.0

944 Administration of Social, Human Resource and Income Maintenance

98,955,428

280

56.6

50.2

63.6

2.3

21

17

19.0

201 Meat Products

35,433,769

176

99.3

85.2

115.2

4.1

6

37

21.5

174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting and Plastering

123,613,687

306

49.5

44.1

55.4

2.0

32

11

21.5

209 Miscellaneous Food Preparation & Kindred Products

81,385,791

232

57.0

49.9

64.8

2.3

20

26

23.0

243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood Members

116,636,463

285

48.9

43.4

54.9

2.0

34

16

25.0

514 Groceries & Related Products

281,934,072

563

39.9

36.7

43.4

1.6

49

3

26.0

308 Miscellaneous Plastics Products

101,492,778

242

47.7

41.9

54.1

2.0

37

25

31.0

943 Administration of Public Health Programs

190,103,723

373

39.2

35.4

43.4

1.6

55

8

31.5

344 Fabricated Structural Metal Products

97,763,547

231

47.3

41.4

53.8

1.9

38

27

32.5

802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists

182,046,167

300

33.0

29.3

36.9

1.4

67

12

39.5

394 Dolls, Toys Games and Sporting and Athletic Goods

50,714,395

131

51.7

43.2

61.3

2.1

26

54

39.8

372 Aircraft and Parts

88,833,593

182

41.0

35.2

47.4

1.7

45

35

40.0

241 Logging

72,854,831

158

43.4

36.9

50.7

1.8

40

43

41.5

152 General Building Contractors - Residential Buildings

326,952,728

509

31.1

28.5

34.0

1.3

77

6

41.5

162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway & Street Construction

151,121,372

252

33.4

29.4

37.7

1.4

66

23

44.5

805 Nursing & Personal Care Facilities

318,942,756

479

30.0

27.4

32.9

1.2

82

7

44.5

721 Laundry, Cleaning and Garment Services

87,313,001

170

38.9

33.3

45.3

1.6

56

40

47.8

176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work

66,522,207

131

39.4

32.9

46.7

1.6

50

54

51.8

078 Landscape & Horticultural Services

93,933,012

162

34.5

29.4

40.2

1.4

64

41

52.5

267 Converted Paper & Paperboard Products, Except Containers

22,555,316

71

63.0

49.2

79.4

2.6

13

93

52.8

203 Canned, Frozen, & Preserved Fruits, Vegetables, & Foods

76,016,920

143

37.6

31.7

44.3

1.5

59

47

53.0

249 Miscellaneous Wood Products

24,844,282

73

58.8

46.1

73.9

2.4

18

89

53.3

581 Eating and Drinking Places

1,505,602,866

1,559

20.7

19.7

21.8

0.9

144

1

72.5

083 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products

4,053,799

26

128.3

83.8

188.0

5.3

3

179

90.8

222 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber & Silk

2,515,438

21

167.0

103.3

255.2

6.9

2

199

100.3

314 Footwear, Except Rubber

1,891,102

18

190.4

112.8

300.9

7.8

1

216

108.3

                   

* Below the line and highlighted in grey are industries that were in the top three by rate or count that were not in the top 25 based by prevention index

** SIC groups that had less than 200,000 hours per year were excluded from the analysis

             


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