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
List of Tables
| Table 1. | State Fund ICD-9 and Procedure Codes Used to Extract Claims with Specific Diagnoses, 1990-1998 |
| Table 2a. | Coding Scheme for State Fund Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1990-1998 |
| Table 2b. | Types for Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders, All State Fund Claims |
| Table 3. | Washington State Fund Worker’s Compensation Claims. All Claims, MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998 |
| Table 4. | Washington State Fund Worker’s Compensation Claims for MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck and Back, 1990-1998 |
| Table 5. | Washington State Fund Worker’s Compensation Claims for Upper Extremity MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders, 1990-1998 |
| Table 6. | Washington State Fund Worker’s Compensation Claims for Specific Diagnoses, 1990-1998 |
| Table 7. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 8. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 9. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 10. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 11. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 12. | State Fund Claims for Sciatica, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 13. | State Fund Claims for Rotator Cuff Syndrome, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table
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State Fund Claims for Epicondylitis, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 15. | State Fund Claims for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 1990-1998. Top 25 Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 16. | State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 17. | State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 18. | State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 19. | State Fund Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 20. | State Fund Compensable Claims, Top 5 Occupations for 3-Digit SICs with a Rate Ratio ³2.5 for Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders, 1990-1998 |
| Table 21. | Washington Self-Insured Worker’s Compensable (Lost Time) Claims. All Claims, MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998 |
| Table 22. | Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Claims for MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck and Back, 1990-1998 |
| Table 23. | Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Claims for Upper Extremity MSDs and Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders, 1990-1998 |
| Table 24. |
Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Claims for Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 25. | Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 26. | Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1992-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| 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 |
| Table 28. | Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 29. | Self Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Claims, Top 5 Occupations for 3-Digit SICs with Rate Ratio ³2.5 for Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders |
| Table 30. | Combined State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 31. | Combined State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. Top 25 3-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 32. | Combined State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1992-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 33. | Combined State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back, 1992-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 34. | Combined State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable (Lost Time) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. 1-Digit SICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 35. | State Fund and Self-Insured Compensable Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorder Severity Rates, 1992-1998 |
| Table 36. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 37. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 38. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back, 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 39. | State Fund Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1990-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 40. | State Fund Claims for Sciatica, 1990-1998. Top 25 WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 41. | State Fund Claims for Rotator Cuff Syndrome, 1990-1998. Top 25 WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 42. | State Fund Claims for Epicondylitis, 1990-1998. Top 25 WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 43. | State Fund Claims for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 1990-1998. Top 25 WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 44. | Self-Insured (Compensable) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, Back, and Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 45. | Self-Insured (Compensable) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Neck, 1992-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 46. | Self-Insured (Compensable) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Back, 1992-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
| Table 47. | Self-Insured (Compensable) Non-Traumatic Soft Tissue Disorders in the Upper Extremity, 1992-1998. WICs by Prevention Index |
