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 19. State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity 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

174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting and Plastering

123,613,687

848

137.2

128.1

146.8

3.3

7

8

7.5

805 Nursing & Personal Care Facilities

318,942,756

1,574

98.7

93.9

103.7

2.4

25

2

13.5

242 Sawmills and Planing Mills

81,675,815

493

120.7

110.3

131.9

2.9

12

18

15.0

243 Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood Members

116,636,463

590

101.2

93.2

109.7

2.4

21

13

17.0

209 Miscellaneous Food Preparation & Kindred Products

81,385,791

437

107.4

97.6

117.9

2.6

18

21

19.3

201 Meat Products

35,433,769

317

178.9

159.8

199.7

4.3

3

37

20.0

152 General Building Contractors - Residential Buildings

326,952,728

1,394

85.3

80.9

89.9

2.1

41

4

22.5

176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work

66,522,207

376

113.0

101.9

125.1

2.7

16

30

23.0

078 Landscape & Horticultural Services

93,933,012

441

93.9

85.3

103.1

2.3

30

19

24.5

514 Groceries & Related Products

281,934,072

1,127

79.9

75.3

84.8

1.9

48

6

27.0

177 Concrete Work

59,058,363

303

102.6

91.4

114.8

2.5

20

38

29.0

421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air

327,000,439

1,282

78.4

74.2

82.8

1.9

53

5

29.0

806 Hospitals

83,768,036

385

91.9

83.0

101.6

2.2

31

28

29.5

175 Carpentry and Floor Work

100,926,376

437

86.6

78.7

95.1

2.1

40

21

30.3

541 Grocery Stores

410,940,909

1,506

73.3

69.6

77.1

1.8

61

3

32.0

836 Residential Care

129,723,196

508

78.3

71.7

85.4

1.9

54

16

35.0

267 Converted Paper & Paperboard Products, Except Containers

22,555,316

167

148.1

126.5

172.3

3.6

5

67

36.0

241 Logging

72,854,831

327

89.8

80.3

100.0

2.2

36

36

36.0

344 Fabricated Structural Metal Products

97,763,547

394

80.6

72.8

89.0

1.9

47

27

37.0

308 Miscellaneous Plastics Products

101,492,778

395

77.8

70.3

85.9

1.9

55

26

40.5

723 Beauty Shops

105,954,471

398

75.1

67.9

82.9

1.8

57

25

41.0

162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway & Street Construction

151,121,372

525

69.5

63.7

75.7

1.7

68

15

41.5

721 Laundry, Cleaning and Garment Services

87,313,001

344

78.8

70.7

87.6

1.9

51

33

42.0

179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors

184,274,123

626

67.9

62.7

73.5

1.6

76

11

43.5

251 Household Furniture

27,015,625

154

114.0

96.7

133.5

2.8

15

74

44.5

581 Eating and Drinking Places

1,505,602,866

2,496

33.2

31.9

34.5

0.8

180

1

90.5

314 Footwear, Except Rubber

1,891,102

28

296.1

196.7

428.0

7.2

1

206

103.3

222 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber & Silk

2,515,438

26

206.7

135.0

302.9

5.0

2

216

108.8

                   

* 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

             
                   
                   

Table 20. State Fund Compensable Claims, Top 5 Occupations for 3-Digit SICs with Rate Ratio >2.5 for Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders.

1990-1998

                 

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