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TABLE R4: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 1997

Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry2 SIC code3 Total Cases Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Contact with objects
Total Struck by object Struck against object Caught in or compressed or crushed
Manufacturing      446,109 150,957 63,234 35,255 37,150
Lumber and wood products 24 31,055 14,259 7,808 2,829 2,940
Sawmills and planing mills 242 8,482 3,710 1,947 732 879
Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 7,141 3,014 1,595 613 722
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 1,221, 600 340 120 111
Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 9,015 3,925 1,835 947 907
Millwork 2431 4,121 1,547 604 461 425
Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 1,967 1,007 491 243 228
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 665 304 126 56 89
Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 459 142 72 21 45
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 1,803 925 540 167 121
Wood containers 244 3,368 2,178 1,298 500 296
Wood pallets and skids 2448 2,971 1,914 1,133 443 265
Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 4,013 1,629 969 380 172
Mobile homes 2451 3,121 1,235 741 291 110
Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 893 393 228 89 61
Miscellaneous wood products 249 2,293 1,033 454 217 329
Wood preserving 2491 266 123 77 30 12
Reconstituted wood products 2493 414 149 70 _ 63
Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 1,613 761 307 175 254
Furniture and fixtures 25 14,322 5,749 2,328 1,275 1,563
Household furniture 251 7,572 2,863 1,123 684 725
Wood household furniture 2511 3,741 1,613 567 421 448
Upholstered household furniture 2512 1,371 509 248 114 110
Office furniture 252 1,418 511 240 92 108
Wood office furniture 2521 742 245 156 41 _
Public building and related furniture 253 1,271 401 186 94 77
Partitions and fixtures 254 3,310 1,662 660 319 563
Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 2,181 1,291 502 227 473
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 751 312 120 84 91

Table R4 continues.
Industry2 Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Fall to lower level Fall on same level Slips or trips without fall Overexertion Repetitive motion
Total In lifting
Manufacturing 14,402 33,960 11,368 117,310 64,768 35,902
Lumber and wood products 1,416 2,335 800 6,786 3,325 1,187
Sawmills and planing mills 325 1,002 160 1,857 723 218
Sawmills and planing mills, general 313 889 125 1,647 615 114
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills _ 113 35 211 108 99
Millwork, plywood and structural members 502 401 145 2,420 1,242 445
Millwork 267 156 70 1,300 832 193
Wood kitchen cabinets 86 112 _ 392 169 139
Hardwood veneer and plywood 8 35 28 157 60 45
Softwood veneer and plywood 28 32 17 145 18 26
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 113 66 _ 427 164 _
Wood containers _ 71 _ 681 384 _
Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ 610 338 _
Wood buildings and mobile homes 366 300 114 875 517 129
Mobile homes 320 259 83 687 389 66
Prefabricated wood buildings 46 41 31 188 128 62
Miscellaneous wood products 75 103 82 548 386 163
Wood preserving _ 13 18 62 34 15
Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ 101 73 _
Wood products, n.e.c. 52 65 41 385 279 146
Furniture and fixtures 354 735 176 4,354 2,760 951
Household furniture 189 402 89 2,405 1,623 487
Wood household furniture 112 220 44 1,037 726 144
Upholstered household furniture 19 81 _ 380 276 138
Office furniture 61 54 12 455 239 139
Wood office furniture _ 32 _ 272 185 71
Public building and related furniture _ 77 26 373 223 176
Partitions and fixtures 47 148 35 892 567 118
Wood partitions and fixtures _ 88 _ 458 311 53
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 51 54 13 228 108 31

Table R4 continues.
Industry2 Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Exposure to harmful substance or environment Transpor-  tation accidents Fires and explosions Assaults and violent acts All other events5
Total By person All other assaults
Manufacturing 24,382 8,474 791 1,034 629 405 47,529
Lumber and wood products 537 393 64 47 _ _ 3,232
Sawmills and planing mills 113 80 _ _ _ _ 970
Sawmills and planing mills, general 94 76 _ _ _ _ 834
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 16 _ _ _ _ _ 120
Millwork, plywood and structural members 164 111 _ 15 15 _ 883
Millwork 62 43 _ _ _ _ 479
Wood kitchen cabinets 45 _ _ _ _ _ 143
Hardwood veneer and plywood 16 _ _ _ _ _ 71
Softwood veneer and plywood 25 14 _ _ _ _ 30
Structural wood members, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ _ 159
Wood containers _ _ _ _ _ _ 227
Wood pallets and skids _
_		 _ _ _ _ 195
Wood buildings and mobile homes 88 33 _ _ _ _ 469
Mobile homes 88 _ _ _ _ _ 345
Prefabricated wood buildings _ _ _ _ _ _ 124
Miscellaneous wood products 55 18 _ _ _ _ 212
Wood preserving _ _ _ _ _ _ 27
Reconstituted wood products _
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Wood products, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ _ 136
Furniture and fixtures 362 263 14 _ _ _ 1,338
Household furniture 212 182 _ _ _ _ 728
Wood household furniture 142 103 _ _ _ _ 318
Upholstered household furniture 34 71 _ _ _ _ 120
Office furniture 32 _ _ _ _ _ 128
Wood office furniture 16 _ _ _ _ _ 72
Public building and related furniture 20 26 _ _ _ _ 164
Partitions and fixtures 76 32 _ _ _ _ 279
Wood partitions and fixtures 45 _ _ _ _ _ 139
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures _ _ _ _ _ _ 40


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 Event codes: Contact with objects, Total = 00-09; Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019; Caught in or compressed or crushed = 030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; In lifting = 221: Repetitive Motion = 220-239; Exposure to harmful substance or environment = 30-39; Transportation accidents=40-49; Fires and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; By person = 61; All other assaults = 60,62, and 63; All other events = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Non classifiable).  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