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TABLE R6: Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected parts of body affected by injury or illness, 1997

Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry3 SIC codes4 Total Cases Part of body affected by injury or illness5
Head Neck Trunk
Total  Eyes Total
Manufacturing     238.3 19.0 12.9 3.3 82.1
Lumber and wood products 24 393.1 24.2 11.9 2.4 127.4
Sawmills and planing mills 242 448.2 24.3 9.4 _ 153.4
Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 469.2 24.8 8.6 _ 167.4
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 346.2 23.4 13.7 5.3 96.5
Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 303.5 17.5 10.2 2.2 102.5
Millwork 2431 353.4 17.1 10.0 _ 136.6
Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 242.1 19.0 8.9 _ 64.5
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 225.5 21.0 14.0 _ 72.4
Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 147.7 6.8 2.6 4.2 59.5
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 467.4 21.0 17.0 _ 137.3
Wood containers  244 641.3 71.4 21.1 _ 176.7
Wood pallets and skids 2448 717.0 83.0 19.9 _ 201.0
Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 445.2 23.5 14.8 4.3 152.6
Mobile homes 2451 448.1 24.6 17.4 _ 153.5
Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 435.2 20.0 6.0 7.2 149.5
Miscellaneous wood products 249 260.6 17.8 13.4 1.5 83.6
Wood preserving 2491 222.6 13.8 13.8 _ 64.1
Reconstituted wood products 2493 187.5 _ _ _ 78.7
Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 298.9 18.3 13.6 2.5 90.0
Furniture and fixtures 25 283.6 20.8 12.7 3.4 98.9
Household furniture 251 280.8 22.0 13.8 4.1 101.4
Wood household furniture 2511 298.4 28.3 16.4 5.7 112.0
Upholstered household furniture 2512 167.8 8.1 4.1 _ 55.0
Office furniture 252 220.8 14.4 9.5 5.8 82.3
Wood office furniture 2521 255.4 13.4 4.1 5.8 106.1
Public building and related furniture 253 285.4 9.5 5.3 2.0 11.6
Partitions and fixtures 254 379.5 26.4 16.8 _ 112.0
Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 448.9 35.6 21.8 _ 110.0
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 191.0 23.0 10.3 _ 65.4

Table R6 continues.
Industry3 Part of body affected by injury or illness5
Trunk Upper extremities
Back Shoulder Total Finger Hand Wrist
Manufacturing 52.2 12.9 73.4 30.0 12.0 15.5
Lumber and wood products 82.6 16.6 115.1 56.8 20.3 19.0
Sawmills and planing mills 98.7 22.5 128.6 56.3 25.2 28.3
Sawmills and planing mills, general 108.0 24.9 119.0 51.8 20.8 28.4
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 61.1 12.6 149.1 74.4 22.9 29.5
Millwork, plywood and structural members 73.1 12.1 100.9 55.0 17.7 12.4
Millwork 101.1 13.9 108.1 68.4 15.1 12.7
Wood kitchen cabinets 42.9 7.7 112.5 55.2 26.0 11.2
Hardwood veneer and plywood 43.5 11.0 76.0 38.3 6.1 13.0
Softwood veneer and plywood 41.7 9.1 30.8 4.4 4.5 16.1
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 99.8 19.5 130.1 67.6 27.5 _
Wood containers 109.3 39.0 224.1 126.0 40.1 20.8
Wood pallets and skids 123.7 42.9 247.0 135.3 44.1 23.8
Wood buildings and mobile homes 102.5 9.5 107.8 42.0 25.0 21.4
Mobile homes 102.7 11.4 99.1 34.8 28.0 18.3
Prefabricated wood buildings 101.9 _ 137.4 66.4 14.9 31.8
Miscellaneous wood products 52.0 8.5 99.3 54.1 12.6 20.4
Wood preserving 43.0 _ 80.9 52.8 _ _
Reconstituted wood products 59.3 _ 50.6 44.1 _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. 51.1 11.9 123.3 58.4 20.1 31.8
Furniture and fixtures 63.9 13.1 99.8 50.7 14.6 21.2
Household furniture 67.6 12.7 97.6 45.9 14.1 25.6
Wood household furniture 74.3 10.4 102.1 59.1 13.7 17.0
Upholstered household furniture 33.4 9.2 68.5 27.2 11.1 19.7
Office furniture 55.8 10.2 69.9 35.7 8.0 16.6
Wood office furniture 68.5 10.0 90.5 46.4 13.5 17.8
Public building and related furniture 65.6 17.8 96.6 36.4 15.6 20.2
Partitions and fixtures 70.7 13.7 150.6 90.7 23.9 19.0
Wood partitions and fixtures 68.5 9.5 202.7 133.6 33.3 22.4
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 35.2 14.6 54.5 35.8 7.9 4.8

Table R6 continues.
Industry3 Part of body affected by injury or illness5
Lower extremities Body systems Multiple body parts All other body parts6
Total Knee Foot, toe
Manufacturing 40.8 13.3 11.5 2.8 14.5 2.6
Lumber and wood products 97.4 26.1 26.6 1.2 20.2 5.4
Sawmills and planing mills 116.2 27.4 31.0 _ 16.4 4.5
Sawmills and planning mills, general 130.2 29.0 31.8 _ 19.3 4.8
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 61.0 21.9 28.0 _ 4.2 _
Millwork, plywood and structural members 54.7 12.0 17.0 1.5 15.8 8.5
Millwork 48.1 11.3 15.5 _ 26.3 14.6
Wood kitchen cabinets 31.6 6.4 12.4 _ 4.9 _
Hardwood veneer and plywood 49.7 13.8 17.9 _ 2.7 _
Softwood veneer and plywood 33.3 11.8 5.9 - 13.2 _
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 144.2 24.3 39.9 _ 19.2 _
Wood containers 154.7 19.0 85.8 _ 13.8 _
Wood pallets and skids 167.9 21.5 83.1 _ 17.4 _
Wood buildings and mobile homes 123.1 44.7 33.1 - 26.4 6.4
Mobile homes 130.1 45.0 36.3 - 27.7 8.3
Prefabricated wood buildings 99.1 43.6 25.8 _ 22.1 _
Miscellaneous wood products 43.8 7.4 12.4 _ 13.4 _
Wood preserving 39.8 9.0 11.6 _ _ _
Reconstituted wood products 29.4 _ _ - _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. 50.6 5.3 13.8 - 12.8 _
Furniture and fixtures 38.8 10.2 11.9 2.1 14.7 5.3
Household furniture 33.1 8.4 8.1 2.7 15.6 4.5
Wood household furniture 36.7 9.8 7.3 4.3 8.4 _
Upholstered household furniture 22.4 5.4 7.6 1.9 10.4 _
Office furniture 28.8 9.2 5.4 _ 11.1 8.1
Wood office furniture 13.6 4.9 _ _ 10.8 14.8
Public building and related furniture 39.2 14.6 11.1 3.2 16.6 6.7
Partitions and fixtures 66.6 14.0 28.2 _ 14.6 7.5
Wood partitions and fixtures 79.5 11.5 37.1 _ 15.2 3.9
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 32.7 10.7 13.3 2.4 12.2 _


1Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2Days-away-from-work case include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.

3Totals include data for industries not shown separately.

4Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition

5Data 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;Head = 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.

6Includes 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