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TABLE R1: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry and selected natures of injury or illness, 1997 Wood Products industry, Selected SIC codes

Industry2 SIC code3 Total Cases Nature of injury or illness4 Sprains, strains Fractures Cuts, punctures Manufacturing         446,109 170,361 29,619 44,900 Lumber and wood products 24 31,055 10,499 2,902 4,927 Sawmills and planing mills 242 8,482 3,036 978 808 Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 7,141 2,687 847 559 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 1,221 343 126 199 Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 9,015 3,146 556 1,840 Millwork 2431 4,121 1,552 196 801 Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 1,967 508 135 624 Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 665 201 43 79 Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 459 178 43 21 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 1,803 707 140 316 Wood containers 244 3,368 854 434 747 Wood pallets and skids 2448 2,971 748 324 691 Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 4,013 1,459 319 770 Mobile homes 2451 3,121 1,107 253 604 Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 893 352 66 166  Miscellaneous wood products 249 2,293 739 161 358 Wood preserving 2191 266 102 16 19 Reconstituted wood products 2493 414 132 56 _ Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 1,613 505 88 289 Furniture and fixtures 25 14,322 5,245 795 2,189 Household furniture 251 7,572 2,834 433 1,046 Wood household furniture 2511 3,741 1,338 254 572 Upholstered household furniture 2512 1,371 455 71 276 Office furniture 252 1,418 589 57 171 Wood office furniture 2521 742 291 _ 113 Public building and related furniture 253 1,271 650 74 135 Partitions and fixtures 254 3,310 1,046 200 709 Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 2,181 496 124 574 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 751 235 30 127 Table R1 continues. Industry2 Nature of injury or illness4 Bruises Heat burns Chemical burns Amputations Carpal tunnel syndrome Tendonitis Manufacturing 40,185 7,778 4,183 5,568 12,183 8,154 Lumber and wood products 3,708 167 73 601 465 212 Sawmills and planing mills 1,393 68 _ 215 102 _ Sawmills and planing mills, general 1,244 _ _ 202 _ _ Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 149 _ _ _ 50 _ Millwork, plywood and structural members 678 50 _ 188 129 79 Millwork 199 _ _ 43 70 36 Wood kitchen cabinets 82 _ _ 79 _ _ Hardwood veneer and plywood 73 - _ 39 9 _ Softwood veneer and plywood 34 21 _ 13 18 _ Structural wood members, n.e.c. 291 _ _ _ _ _ Wood containers 386 _ _ 80 _ _ Wood pallets and skids 358 _ _ _ _ _ Wood buildings and mobile homes 418 _ 33 38 75 19 Mobile homes 306 _ 33 18 37 _ Prefabricated wood buildings 113 _ _ _ 39 16 Miscellaneous wood products 221 18 _ 69 54 28 Wood preserving 33 _ _ _ _ 11 Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ _ _ _ Wood products, n.e.c. 167 _ _ 38 54 17 Furniture and fixtures 1,216 152 27 205 439 195 Household furniture 628 114 _ 74 298 97 Wood household furniture 329 91 _ 54 99 _ Upholstered household furniture 136 _ _ _ 76 _ Office furniture 76 _ _ 39 37 28 Wood office furniture 54 _ _ _ _ 18 Public building and related furniture 159 _ _ 15 30 39 Partitions and fixtures 258 _ 16 57 69 _ Wood partitions and fixtures 193 _ _ _ _ _ Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 95 _ _ 19 _ 10 Table R1 continues. Industry2 Nature of injury or illness4 Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders Back pain and pain, except back All other natures5 Total With fractures, burns, and other injuries With sprains and bruises Total Back pain, hurt back only Manufacturing 13,159 3,349 3,893 24,425 9,552 85,594 Lumber and wood products 952 338 237 1,739 892 4,809 Sawmills and planing mills 175 66 _ 372 208 1,290 Sawmills and planing mills, general 120 _ _ 268 151 1,072 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 55 _ 19 89 47 176 Millwork, plywood and structural members 259 66 72 504 366 1,578 Millwork 74 _ _ 346 249 795 Wood kitchen cabinets 58 _ _ 88 76 314 Hardwood veneer and plywood 25 _ _ 35 16 155 Softwood veneer and plywood 36 17 _ 15 15 74 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 67 _ _ _ _ 239 Wood containers _ _ _ 265 108 518 Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ 256 108 466 Wood buildings and mobile homes 111 37 39 281 121 482 Mobile homes 94 30 37 259 109 401 Prefabricated wood buildings 17 _ _ _ 12 81 Miscellaneous wood products 61 15 _ 193 39 386 Wood preserving _ _ _ _ _ 64 Reconstituted wood products 19 _ _ _ _ 76 Wood products, n.e.c. 36 _ 17 163 37 246 Furniture and fixtures 375 54 74 1,000 302 2,484 Household furniture 116 _ 33 611 203 1,317 Wood household furniture 87 18 15 296 107 589 Upholstered household furniture 16 _ 15 76 18 242 Office furniture 48 11 12 43 _ 313 Wood office furniture _ _ _ _ 15 165 Public building and related furniture 25 9 _ 100 48 151 Partitions and fixtures 140 _ _ 187 19 601 Wood partitions and fixtures 124 _ _ 140 _ 449 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 46 _ 17 58 11 103

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 Nature codes: Sprains, strains = 021; Fractures  = 012; Cuts, punctures = 034, 037; Bruises = 043; Heat burns = 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome = 1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 080-089; With fractures, burns, and other injuries = 083,041; With sprains and bruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total = 0972, 0973; Back pain, hurt back only = 0972; All other natures  = 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 Demographic Characteristics for Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away From Work - 1997

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