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Wood Products Industry

TABLE R2: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry and selected parts of body affected by injury or illness, 1997 Wood Products Industry, selected SIC codes

Industry2 SIC code3 Total Cases Part of body affected by injury or illness4 Head Neck Trunk Total  Eyes Total Manufacturing          446,109 35,477 24,145 6,146 153,718 Lumber and wood products 24 31,055 1,910 943 186 10,060 Sawmills and planing mills 242 8,482 460 179 _ 2,904 Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 7,141 377 130 _ 2,548 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 1,221 83 48 19 340 Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 9,015 518 303 65 3,045 Millwork 2431 4,121 200 116 _ 1,593 Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 1,967 155 72 _ 524 Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 665 62 41 _ 213 Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 459 21 8 13 185 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 1,803 81 66 _ 530 Wood containers 244 3,368 375 111 _ 928 Wood pallets and skids 2448 2,971 344 83 _ 833 Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 4,013 212 134 39 1,376 Mobile homes 2451 3,121 171 121 _ 1,069 Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 893 41 12 15 307 Miscellaneous wood products 249 2,293 156 118 13 736 Wood preserving 2491 266 16 16 _ 77 Reconstituted wood products 2493 414 _ _ _ 174 Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 1,613 99 74 13 486 Furniture and fixtures 25 14,322 1,048 643 170 4,993 Household furniture 251 7,572 592 371 110 2,733 Wood household furniture 2511 3,741 355 205 72 1,404 Upholstered household furniture 2512 1,371 66 33 _ 449 Office furniture 252 1,418 92 61 38 529 Wood office furniture 2521 742 39 12 17 308 Public building and related furniture 253 1,271 42 24 9 497 Partitions and fixtures 254 3,310 231 147 _ 977 Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 2,181 173 106 _ 535 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 751 91 41 _ 257 Table R2 continues. Industry2 Part of body affected by injury or illness4 Trunk Upper extremities Back  Shoulder Total Finger Hand Wrist Manufacturing 97,785 24,083 137,421 56,079 22,412 29,031 Lumber and wood product 6,526 1,307 9,089 4,490 1,604 1,497 Sawmills and planing mills 1,869 426 2,434 1,066 476 536 Sawmills and planing mills, general 1,643 378 1,811 788 317 432 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 216 45 526 262 81 104 Millwork, plywood and structural members 2,171 360 2,996 1,633 525 368 Millwork 1,179 162 1,260 797 176 147 Wood kitchen cabinets 349 62 914 449 211 91 Hardwood veneer and plywood 128 32 224 113 18 38 Softwood veneer and plywood 130 28 96 14 14 50 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 385 75 502 261 106 _ Wood containers 574 205 1,177 662 210 109 Wood pallets and skids 512 178 1,023 561 183 98 Wood buildings and mobile homes 924 86 972 378 225 193 Mobile homes 715 79 690 242 195 128 Prefabricated wood buildings 209 _ 282 136 31 65 Miscellaneous wood products 458 75 874 476 111 179 Wood preserving 51 _ 97 63 _ _ Reconstituted wood products 131 _ 112 97 _ _ Wood products, n.e.c. 276 64 665 315 108 172 Furniture and fixtures 3,227 664 5,038 2,560 739 1,071 Household furniture 1,822 342 2,631 1,237 379 691 Wood household furniture 931 131 1,280 741 172 213 Upholstered household furniture 273 75 560 222 91 161 Office furniture 358 65 449 229 51 106 Wood office furniture 199 29 263 135 39 52 Public building and related furniture 292 79 430 162 69 90 Partitions and fixtures 617 120 1,314 791 208 165 Wood partitions and fixtures 333 46 985 649 162 109 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 139 58 214 141 31 19 Table R2 continues. Industry2 Part of body affected by injury or illness4 Lower extremities Body systems Multiple body parts All other body parts5 Total Knee Foot, toe Manufacturing 76,297 24,927 21,476 5,169 27,070 4811 Lumber and wood products 7,698 2,063 2,101 96 1,592 424 Sawmills and planing mills 2,200 518 586 _ 311 85 Sawmills and planing mills, general 1,981 441 485 _ 294 72 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 215 77 99 _ 15 _ Millwork, plywood and structural members 1,624 355 505 45 470 251 Millwork 561 132 180 _ 307 170 Wood kitchen cabinets 257 52 100 _ 40 _ Hardwood veneer and plywood 146 41 53 _ 8 _ Softwood veneer and plywood 103 37 18 _ 41 _ Structural wood members, n.e.c. 556 94 154 _ 74 _ Wood containers 812 100 450 _ 72 _ Wood pallets and skids 696 89 344 _ 72 _ Wood buildings and mobile homes 1,109 403 298 _ 238 58 Mobile homes 906 313 245 _ 193 58 Prefabricated wood buildings 203 89 53 _ 45 _ Miscellaneous wood products 386 65 109 _ 118 _ Wood preserving 48 11 14 _ _ _ Reconstituted wood products 65 _ _ _ _ _ Wood products, n.e.c. 273 29 74 _ 69 _ Furniture and fixtures 1,960 516 601 104 742 267 Household furniture 891 227 219 73 422 120 Wood household furniture 460 123 91 53 106 _ Upholstered household furniture 183 44 62 16 85 _ Office furniture 185 59 35 _ 71 52 Wood office furniture 39 14 _ _ 32 43 Public building and related furniture 174 65 49 14 74 30 Partitions and fixtures 581 122 246 _ 127 65 Wood partitions and fixtures 386 56 180 _ 74 19 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 129 42 52 9 48 _

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 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; Hand = 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. 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

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