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TABLE R7: Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected sources of injury or illness, 1997

Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry3 SIC code4 Total Cases Source of injury or illness5
Chemicals and chemical products Containers
Manufacturing   238.3 5.5 33.1
Lumber and wood products 24 393.1 1.7 22.4
Sawmills and planing mills 242 448.2 _ 11.6
Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 469.2 _ 8.0
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 346.2 _ 28.1
Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 303.5 _ 13.9
Millwork 2431 353.4 _ 18.0
Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 242.1 _ 11.3
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 225.5 _ 15.6
Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 147.7 _ 2.6
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 467.4 _ 14.3
Wood containers 244 641.3 _ 128.1
Wood pallets and skids 2448 717.0 _ 162.4
Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 445.2 5.5 20.0
Mobile homes 2451 448.1 7.1 21.6
Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 435.2 _ 14.8
Miscellaneous wood products 249 260.6 2.1 26.5
Wood preserving 2491 222.6 _ _
Reconstituted wood products 2493 187.5 _ 28.4
Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 298.9 _ 31.6
Furniture and fixtures 25 283.6 2.3 29.6
Household furniture 251 280.8 2.3 31.2
Wood household furniture 2511 298.4 _ 31.8
Upholstered household furniture 2512 167.8 2.2 17.2
Office furniture 252 220.8 _ 15.5
Wood office furniture 2521 255.4 5.5 18.0
Public building and related furniture 253 285.4 _ 31.9
Partitions and fixtures 254 379.5 _ 31.8
Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 448.9 _ 18.9
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 191.0 _ 33.9

Table R7 continues.
Industry3 Source of injury or illness5
Furniture and fixtures Machinery Parts and Materials Worker motion or position
Manufacturing 6.5 27.7 43.2 43.0
Lumber and wood products 6.6 42.9 107.1 50.6
Sawmills and planing mills _ 48.9 162.2 57.2
Sawmills and planing mills, general _ 48.0 172.9 54.3
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills _ 44.8 119.3 68.1
Millwork, plywood and structural members 11.8 38.7 70.3 39.1
Millwork 9.1 45.8 77.6 53.7
Wood kitchen cabinets 20.9 41.8 44.4 28.6
Hardwood veneer and plywood 8.7 37.7 48.1 37.5
Softwood veneer and plywood 4.5 24.9 43.7 19.9
Structural wood members, n.e.c. _ 22.4 141.0 33.6
Wood containers _ 61.9 265.8 47.9
Wood pallets and skids _ 60.6 299.1 52.2
Wood buildings and mobile homes 10.4 24.5 123.4 53.6
Mobile homes 11.8 24.1 123.5 42.7
Prefabricated wood buildings 5.6 25.7 123.3 90.9
Miscellaneous wood products 3.5 49.6 60.5 43.7
Wood preserving _ 22.4 67.3 39.2
Reconstituted wood products _ 33.2 27.8 26.7
Wood products, n.e.c. _ 62.3 72.4 51.7
Furniture and fixtures 36.5 38.8 58.6 36.5
Household furniture 43.1 36.9 51.4 36.3
Wood household furniture 23.7 52.1 66.2 29.7
Upholstered household furniture 31.0 16.7 24.3 30.0
Office furniture 36.0 23.4 43.9 32.0
Wood office furniture 44.0 20.8 55.3 37.4
Public building and related furniture 20.6 26.7 54.2 71.1
Partitions and furniture 29.6 63.6 103.4 33.4
Wood partitions and fixtures 44.0 98.4 109.5 30.4
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 26.0 35.2 37.5 12.6

Table R7 continues.
Industry3 Source of injury or illness5
Floors, walkways or ground surfaces Handtools Vehicles Health care patient All other sources6
Manufacturing 24.2 13.1 11.7 (7) 30.4
Lumber and wood products 43.2 30.0 18.3 _ 70.2
Sawmills and planing mills 59.6 12.6 33.6 _ 60.6
Sawmills and planing mills, general 65.4 13.8 40.5 _ 64.3
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 37.6 _ 5.3 _ 34.0
Millwork, plywood and structural members 29.9 26.8 12.4 _ 59.9
Millwork 37.8 31.6 16.6 _ 62.7
Wood kitchen cabinets 20.6 28.0 10.6 _ 34.0
Hardwood veneer and plywood 9.6 16.0 7.4 _ 44.9
Softwood veneer and plywood 14.6 3.6 9.2 _ 23.4
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 53.6 37.0 _ _ 146.6
Wood containers 15.9 59.4 20.2 _ 36.7
Wood pallets and skids _ 53.1 24.7 _ 42.3
Wood buildings and mobile homes 82.6 38.8 11.5 _ 74.6
Mobile homes 94.9 41.5 9.5 _ 71.5
Prefabricated wood buildings 40.9 29.8 18.4 _ 85.1
Miscellaneous wood products 19.2 15.3 9.1 _ 31.0
Wood preserving _ _ _ _ 45.5
Reconstituted wood products _ _ 8.0 _ 23.4
Wood products, n.e.c. 19.4 18.4 7.2 _ 31.0
Furniture and fixtures 21.1 14.9 12.8 _ 32.6
Household furniture 22.3 12.0 13.0 _ 32.3
Wood household furniture 26.8 11.3 17.0 _ 38.0
Upholstered household furniture 13.5 9.1 11.4 _ 12.4
Office furniture 15.5 10.6 14.1 _ 26.3
Wood office furniture 15.1 20.8 _ _ 30.9
Public building and related furniture 20.0 10.7 16.2 _ 33.1
Partitions and fixtures 21.9 31.8 14.5 _ 46.7
Wood partitions and fixtures 25.0 44.2 18.8 _ 57.7
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 21.8 9.6 _ _ 12.6


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 cases 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 Source codes: Chemicals and chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furniture and fixtures = 20-29; Machinery = 30-39;Parts and materials = 40-49; Worker motion or position = 562; Floors, walkways or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73; Vehicles = 80-89; Health care patient = 573; All other sources = all 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.

7Less than 0.1 case per 10,000 full-time workers.

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