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TABLE R8: Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by industry and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 1997

Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry3 SIC code4 Total Cases Event or exposure leading to injury or illness5
Contact with objects
Total Struck by object Struck against object Caught in or compressed or crushed
Manufacturing        238.3 80.6 33.8 18.8 19.8
Lumber and wood products 24 393.1 180.5 98.8 35.8 37.2
Sawmills and planning mills 242 448.2 196.0 102.9 38.7 46.5
Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 469.2 198.0 104.9 40.3 47.5
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 346.2 170.2 96.4 34.0 31.4
Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 303.5 132.2 61.8 31.9 30.6
Millwork 2431 353.4 132.7 51.9 39.5 36.4
Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 242.1 124.0 60.4 29.9 28.0
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 225.5 103.1 42.9 18.9 30.2
Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 147.7 45.8 23.3 6.8 14.5
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 467.4 239.6 140.1 43.4 31.3
Wood containers 244 641.3 414.7 247.1 95.2 56.3
Wood pallets and skids 2448 717.0 461.9 273.5 107.0 63.9
Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 445.2 180.7 107.5 42.1 19.1
Mobile homes 2451 448.1 177.4 106.4 41.8 15.8
Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 435.2 191.7 111.3 43.2 30.0
Miscellaneous wood products 249 260.6 117.4 51.6 24.6 37.4
Wood preserving 2491 222.6 102.8 64.6 25.3 10.1
Reconstituted wood products 2493 187.5 67.4 31.9 _ 28.6
Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 298.9 141.0 56.8 32.4 47.1
Furniture and fixtures 25 283.6 113.9 46.1 25.2 31.0
Household furniture 251 280.8 106.2 41.7 25.4 26.9
Wood household furniture 2511 298.4 128.7 45.3 33.6 35.7
Upholstered household furniture 2512 167.8 62.3 30.3 13.9 13.4
Office furniture 252 220.8 79.6 37.3 14.3 16.9
Wood office furniture 2521 255.4 84.2 53.8 14.2 _
Public building and related furniture 253 285.4 90.1 41.7 21.2 17.2
Partitions and fixtures 254 379.5 190.6 75.7 36.6 64.5
Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 448.9 265.7 103.2 46.7 97.3
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 191.0 79.3 30.4 21.5 23.1


Table R8 continues.

Industry3 Event or exposure leading to injury or illness5
Fall to lower level Fall on same level Slips or trips with- out fall Overexertion Repetitive motion Exposure to harmful substance or environment
Total In lifting
Manufacturing 7.7 18.1 6.1 62.7 34.6 19.2 13.0
Lumber and wood products 17.9 29.6 10.1 85.9 42.1 15.0 6.8
Sawmills and planing mills 17.2 52.9 8.5 98.1 38.2 11.5 6.0
Sawmills and planing mills, general 20.6 58.4 8.2 108.2 40.4 7.2 6.2
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills _ 32.0 10.0 59.7 30.7 27.9 4.6
Millwork, plywood and structural members 16.9 13.5 4.9 81.5 41.8 15.0 5.5
Millwork 22.9 13.4 6.0 111.5 71.4 16.6 5.3
Wood kitchen cabinets 10.5 13.8 _ 48.2 20.8 17.1 5.5
Hardwood veneer and plywood 2.9 11.7 9.6 53.2 20.2 15.4 5.6
Softwood veneer and plywood 8.9 10.3 5.4 46.5 5.7 8.5 8.0
Structural wood members, n.e.c. 29.3 17.2 _ 110.6 42.4 _ _
Wood containers _ 13.4 _ 129.7 73.1 _ _
Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ 147.3 81.7 _ _
Wood buildings and mobile homes 40.6 33.3 12.7 97.0 57.3 14.3 9.7
Mobile homes 45.9 37.2 12.0 98.7 55.8 9.5 12.6
Prefabricated wood buildings 22.5 20.2 14.9 91.5 62.3 30.5 _
Miscellaneous wood products 8.5 11.8 9.3 62.3 43.9 18.5 6.3
Wood preserving _ 10.8 15.3 51.6 28.6 12.2 _
Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ 45.9 32.8 _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. 9.6 12.0 7.5 71.4 51.8 27.0 _
Furniture and fixtures 7.0 14.6 3.5 86.2 54.7 18.8 7.2
Household furniture 7.0 14.9 3.3 89.2 60.2 18.1 7.9
Wood household furniture 9.0 17.5 3.5 82.8 58.0 11.5 11.3
Upholstered household furniture 2.3 9.9 _ 46.4 33.8 16.9 4.1
Office furniture 9.4 8.4 1.9 70.9 37.2 21.7 5.0
Wood office furniture _ 10.9 _ 96.6 63.5 24.3 5.5
Public building and related furniture _ 17.3 5.8 83.9 50.2 38.5 4.5
Partitions and fixtures 5.4 17.0 4.1 102.3 65.0 13.6 8.7
Wood partitions and fixtures _ 18.2 _ 94.3 64.0 11.0 9.2
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 13.1 13.8 3.4 58.1 27.4 7.8 _


Table R8 continues.

Industry3 Event or exposure leading or injury or illnesss5
Transportation accidents Fires and explosions Assaults and violent acts All other events6
Total By person All other assaults
Manufacturing 4.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.6 25.4
Lumber and wood products 5.0 0.8 0.6 _ 0.6 40.9
Sawmills and planing mills 4.2 _ _ _ _ 51.3
Sawmills and planing mills, general 5.0 _ _ _ _ 54.8
Hardwood dimension and flooring mills _ _ _ _ _ 34.1
Millwork, plywood and structural members 3.8 _ 0.5 0.5 0.5 29.8
Millwork 3.7 - _ _ _ 41.1
Wood kitchen cabinets _ _ _ _ _ 17.6
Hardwood veneer and plywood _ _ _ _ _ 24.1
Softwood veneer and plywood 4.4 _ _ _ _ 9.8
Structural wood member, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ 41.3
Wood containers _ - _ _ _ 43.2
Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ _ _ 47.0
Wood buildings and mobile homes 3.7 _ _ _ _ 52.0
Mobile homes _ _ _ _ _ 49.6
Prefabricated wood buildings _ _ _ _ _ 60.4
Miscellaneous wood products 2.1 _ _ _ _ 24.1
Wood preserving _ _ _ _ _ 22.5
Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ _ _ _
Wood products, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ 25.2
Furniture and fixtures 5.2   _ _ _ 26.5
Household furniture 6.8 _ _ _ _ 27.0
Wood household furniture 8.2 _ _ _ _ 25.4
Upholstered household furniture 8.7 _ _ _ _ 14.6
Office furniture _ _ _ _ _ 20.0
Wood office furniture _ _ _ _ _ 24.8
Public building and related furniture 5.9 _ _ _ _ 36.8
Partitions and fixtures 3.7 _ _ _ _ 32.0
Wood partitions and fixtures _ _ _ _ _ 28.6
Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures _ _ _ _ _ 10.1


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 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 = 230-239; 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.

6Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available.

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