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 27. Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back 1992-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention |
|||||||||
|
Index* |
|||||||||
|
SIC DESCRIPTION |
HOURS** |
COUNT |
RATE |
LOW95 |
UPP95 |
RATE |
RATE |
COUNT |
PREV |
|
RATIO |
RANK |
RANK |
INDEX |
||||||
|
421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air |
108,724,617 |
2,139 |
393.5 |
377.0 |
410.5 |
4.6 |
1 |
5 |
3.0 |
|
451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier Services |
82,935,553 |
944 |
227.6 |
213.4 |
242.6 |
2.7 |
2 |
8 |
5.0 |
|
533 Variety Stores |
66,573,506 |
622 |
186.9 |
172.5 |
202.1 |
2.2 |
9 |
10 |
9.5 |
|
541 Grocery Stores |
395,578,610 |
2,844 |
143.8 |
138.6 |
149.2 |
1.7 |
18 |
3 |
10.5 |
|
514 Groceries & Related Products |
36,305,930 |
370 |
203.8 |
183.6 |
225.7 |
2.4 |
7 |
16 |
11.5 |
|
805 Nursing & Personal Care Facilities |
32,377,303 |
335 |
206.9 |
185.4 |
230.3 |
2.4 |
6 |
18 |
12.0 |
|
335 Rolling, Drawing, & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals |
45,214,320 |
418 |
184.9 |
167.6 |
203.5 |
2.2 |
10 |
14 |
12.0 |
|
734 Services to Dwellings & Other Buildings |
29,297,232 |
279 |
190.5 |
168.8 |
214.2 |
2.2 |
8 |
21 |
14.5 |
|
208 Beverages |
33,603,713 |
278 |
165.5 |
146.6 |
186.1 |
1.9 |
12 |
22 |
17.0 |
|
806 Hospitals |
701,088,881 |
4,311 |
123.0 |
119.3 |
126.7 |
1.4 |
33 |
1 |
17.0 |
|
411 Local & Suburban Passenger Transportation |
19,272,666 |
219 |
227.3 |
198.2 |
259.4 |
2.7 |
3 |
32 |
17.5 |
|
912 Legislative Bodies |
183,033,634 |
1,016 |
111.0 |
104.3 |
118.1 |
1.3 |
37 |
7 |
22.0 |
|
922 Public Order and Safety |
39,559,768 |
257 |
129.9 |
114.5 |
146.8 |
1.5 |
26 |
24 |
25.0 |
|
832 Individual & Family Social Services |
9,690,167 |
102 |
210.5 |
171.7 |
255.6 |
2.5 |
5 |
46 |
25.5 |
|
265 Paperboard Containers & Boxes |
34,619,203 |
226 |
130.6 |
114.1 |
148.7 |
1.5 |
24 |
30 |
27.0 |
|
495 Sanitary Services |
12,525,106 |
110 |
175.6 |
144.4 |
211.7 |
2.1 |
11 |
45 |
28.0 |
|
521 Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers |
36,580,201 |
229 |
125.2 |
109.5 |
142.5 |
1.5 |
29 |
28 |
28.5 |
|
736 Personnel Supply Services |
59,235,857 |
328 |
110.7 |
99.1 |
123.4 |
1.3 |
38 |
19 |
28.5 |
|
373 Ship and Boat Building And Repairing |
23,150,629 |
164 |
141.7 |
120.8 |
165.1 |
1.7 |
19 |
40 |
29.5 |
|
202 Dairy Products |
27,151,083 |
177 |
130.4 |
111.9 |
151.1 |
1.5 |
25 |
37 |
31.0 |
|
963 Regulation & Admin. of Communications, Electric, Gas & Other Utilities |
27,581,440 |
179 |
129.8 |
111.5 |
150.3 |
1.5 |
27 |
36 |
31.5 |
|
209 Miscellaneous Food Preparation & Kindred Products |
27,224,552 |
169 |
124.2 |
106.1 |
144.3 |
1.5 |
30 |
39 |
34.5 |
|
553 Auto & Home Supply Stores |
56,647,977 |
265 |
93.6 |
82.6 |
105.5 |
1.1 |
46 |
23 |
34.5 |
|
911 Executive Offices |
260,694,328 |
1,030 |
79.0 |
74.3 |
84.0 |
0.9 |
63 |
6 |
34.5 |
|
581 Eating and Drinking Places |
131,389,746 |
541 |
82.4 |
75.6 |
89.6 |
1.0 |
60 |
11 |
35.5 |
|
372 Aircraft and Parts |
1,224,794,272 |
3,378 |
55.2 |
53.3 |
57.1 |
0.6 |
80 |
2 |
41.0 |
|
* 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 |
|||||||||
