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TABLE R2: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry and selected parts of body affected by injury or illness, 1997

Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry2 SIC code3 Total Cases Part of body affected by injury or illness4
Head Neck Trunk
Total  Eyes Total
Manufacturing          446,109 35,477 24,145 6,146 153,718
Lumber and wood products 24 31,055 1,910 943 186 10,060
Sawmills and planing mills 242 8,482 460 179 _ 2,904
Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 7,141 377 130 _ 2,548
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 1,221 83 48 19 340
Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 9,015 518 303 65 3,045
Millwork 2431 4,121 200 116 _ 1,593
Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 1,967 155 72 _ 524
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 665 62 41 _ 213
Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 459 21 8 13 185
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 1,803 81 66 _ 530
Wood containers 244 3,368 375 111 _ 928
Wood pallets and skids 2448 2,971 344 83 _ 833
Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 4,013 212 134 39 1,376
Mobile homes 2451 3,121 171 121
_		 1,069
Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 893 41 12 15 307
Miscellaneous wood products 249 2,293 156 118 13 736
Wood preserving 2491 266 16 16 _ 77
Reconstituted wood products 2493 414 _ _ _ 174
Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 1,613 99 74 13 486
Furniture and fixtures 25 14,322 1,048 643 170 4,993
Household furniture 251 7,572 592 371 110 2,733
Wood household furniture 2511 3,741 355 205 72 1,404
Upholstered household furniture 2512 1,371 66 33 _ 449
Office furniture 252 1,418 92 61 38 529
Wood office furniture 2521 742 39 12 17 308
Public building and related furniture 253 1,271 42 24 9 497
Partitions and fixtures 254 3,310 231 147 _ 977
Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 2,181 173 106 _ 535
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 751 91 41 _ 257

Table R2 continues.
Industry2 Part of body affected by injury or illness4
Trunk Upper extremities
Back  Shoulder Total Finger Hand Wrist
Manufacturing 97,785 24,083 137,421 56,079 22,412 29,031
Lumber and wood product 6,526 1,307 9,089 4,490 1,604 1,497
Sawmills and planing mills 1,869 426 2,434 1,066 476 536
Sawmills and planing mills, general 1,643 378 1,811 788 317 432
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 216 45 526 262 81 104
Millwork, plywood and structural members 2,171 360 2,996 1,633 525 368
Millwork 1,179 162 1,260 797 176 147
Wood kitchen cabinets 349 62 914 449 211 91
Hardwood veneer and plywood 128 32 224 113 18 38
Softwood veneer and plywood 130 28 96 14 14 50
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 385 75 502 261 106 _
Wood containers 574 205 1,177 662 210 109
Wood pallets and skids 512 178 1,023 561 183 98
Wood buildings and mobile homes 924 86 972 378 225 193
Mobile homes 715 79 690 242 195 128
Prefabricated wood buildings 209 _ 282 136 31 65
Miscellaneous wood products 458 75 874 476 111 179
Wood preserving 51 _ 97 63 _ _
Reconstituted wood products 131 _ 112 97 _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. 276 64 665 315 108 172
Furniture and fixtures 3,227 664 5,038 2,560 739 1,071
Household furniture 1,822 342 2,631 1,237 379 691
Wood household furniture 931 131 1,280 741 172 213
Upholstered household furniture 273 75 560 222 91 161
Office furniture 358 65 449 229 51 106
Wood office furniture 199 29 263 135 39 52
Public building and related furniture 292 79 430 162 69 90
Partitions and fixtures 617 120 1,314 791 208 165
Wood partitions and fixtures 333 46 985 649 162 109
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 139 58 214 141 31 19

Table R2 continues.
Industry2 Part of body affected by injury or illness4
Lower extremities Body systems Multiple body parts All other body parts5
Total Knee Foot, toe
Manufacturing 76,297 24,927 21,476 5,169 27,070 4811
Lumber and wood products 7,698 2,063 2,101 96 1,592 424
Sawmills and planing mills 2,200 518 586 _ 311 85
Sawmills and planing mills, general 1,981 441 485 _ 294 72
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 215 77 99 _ 15 _
Millwork, plywood and structural members 1,624 355 505 45 470 251
Millwork 561 132 180 _ 307 170
Wood kitchen cabinets 257 52 100 _ 40 _
Hardwood veneer and plywood 146 41 53
_		 8 _
Softwood veneer and plywood 103 37 18 _ 41 _
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 556 94 154 _ 74 _
Wood containers 812 100 450 _ 72 _
Wood pallets and skids 696 89 344 _ 72 _
Wood buildings and mobile homes 1,109 403 298 _ 238 58
Mobile homes 906 313 245 _ 193 58
Prefabricated wood buildings 203 89 53 _ 45 _
Miscellaneous wood products 386 65 109 _ 118 _
Wood preserving 48 11 14 _ _ _
Reconstituted wood products 65 _ _ _ _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. 273 29 74 _ 69 _
Furniture and fixtures 1,960 516 601 104 742 267
Household furniture 891 227 219 73 422 120
Wood household furniture 460 123 91 53 106 _
Upholstered household furniture 183 44 62 16 85 _
Office furniture 185 59 35 _ 71 52
Wood office furniture 39 14 _ _ 32 43
Public building and related furniture 174 65 49 14 74 30
Partitions and fixtures 581 122 246 _ 127 65
Wood partitions and fixtures 386 56 180 _ 74 19
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 129 42 52 9 48 _


1Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.

2Totals include data for industries not shown separately.

3Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.

 4Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body codes; Head, Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total = 20-29; Back = 23; Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-39; Finger = 34; Hand = 33; Wrist = 32: Lower extremities, Total = 40-49; Knee = 412: Foot, toe = 43,44; Body systems = 5; Multiple body parts = 8; All other body parts= remaining codes, including 9999(Nonclassifiable).  These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 5Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals.

n.e.c. = Not elsewhere classified.

Data obtained from BLS Case and Demographic Characteristics for Workplace injuries and illnesses Involving Days Away From Work - 1997