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TABLE R4: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by industry and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 1997 Wood products Industry, selected SIC codes

Industry2 SIC code3 Total Cases Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4 Contact with objects Total Struck by object Struck against object Caught in or compressed or crushed Manufacturing      446,109 150,957 63,234 35,255 37,150 Lumber and wood products 24 31,055 14,259 7,808 2,829 2,940 Sawmills and planing mills 242 8,482 3,710 1,947 732 879 Sawmills and planing mills, general 2421 7,141 3,014 1,595 613 722 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 2426 1,221, 600 340 120 111 Millwork, plywood and structural members 243 9,015 3,925 1,835 947 907 Millwork 2431 4,121 1,547 604 461 425 Wood kitchen cabinets 2434 1,967 1,007 491 243 228 Hardwood veneer and plywood 2435 665 304 126 56 89 Softwood veneer and plywood 2436 459 142 72 21 45 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 2439 1,803 925 540 167 121 Wood containers 244 3,368 2,178 1,298 500 296 Wood pallets and skids 2448 2,971 1,914 1,133 443 265 Wood buildings and mobile homes 245 4,013 1,629 969 380 172 Mobile homes 2451 3,121 1,235 741 291 110 Prefabricated wood buildings 2452 893 393 228 89 61 Miscellaneous wood products 249 2,293 1,033 454 217 329 Wood preserving 2491 266 123 77 30 12 Reconstituted wood products 2493 414 149 70 _ 63 Wood products, n.e.c. 2499 1,613 761 307 175 254 Furniture and fixtures 25 14,322 5,749 2,328 1,275 1,563 Household furniture 251 7,572 2,863 1,123 684 725 Wood household furniture 2511 3,741 1,613 567 421 448 Upholstered household furniture 2512 1,371 509 248 114 110 Office furniture 252 1,418 511 240 92 108 Wood office furniture 2521 742 245 156 41 _ Public building and related furniture 253 1,271 401 186 94 77 Partitions and fixtures 254 3,310 1,662 660 319 563 Wood partitions and fixtures 2541 2,181 1,291 502 227 473 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 259 751 312 120 84 91 Table R4 continues. Industry2 Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4 Fall to lower level Fall on same level Slips or trips without fall Overexertion Repetitive motion Total In lifting Manufacturing 14,402 33,960 11,368 117,310 64,768 35,902 Lumber and wood products 1,416 2,335 800 6,786 3,325 1,187 Sawmills and planing mills 325 1,002 160 1,857 723 218 Sawmills and planing mills, general 313 889 125 1,647 615 114 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills _ 113 35 211 108 99 Millwork, plywood and structural members 502 401 145 2,420 1,242 445 Millwork 267 156 70 1,300 832 193 Wood kitchen cabinets 86 112 _ 392 169 139 Hardwood veneer and plywood 8 35 28 157 60 45 Softwood veneer and plywood 28 32 17 145 18 26 Structural wood members, n.e.c. 113 66 _ 427 164 _ Wood containers _ 71 _ 681 384 _ Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ 610 338 _ Wood buildings and mobile homes 366 300 114 875 517 129 Mobile homes 320 259 83 687 389 66 Prefabricated wood buildings 46 41 31 188 128 62 Miscellaneous wood products 75 103 82 548 386 163 Wood preserving _ 13 18 62 34 15 Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ 101 73 _ Wood products, n.e.c. 52 65 41 385 279 146 Furniture and fixtures 354 735 176 4,354 2,760 951 Household furniture 189 402 89 2,405 1,623 487 Wood household furniture 112 220 44 1,037 726 144 Upholstered household furniture 19 81 _ 380 276 138 Office furniture 61 54 12 455 239 139 Wood office furniture _ 32 _ 272 185 71 Public building and related furniture _ 77 26 373 223 176 Partitions and fixtures 47 148 35 892 567 118 Wood partitions and fixtures _ 88 _ 458 311 53 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures 51 54 13 228 108 31 Table R4 continues. Industry2 Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4 Exposure to harmful substance or environment Transpor-  tation accidents Fires and explosions Assaults and violent acts All other events5 Total By person All other assaults Manufacturing 24,382 8,474 791 1,034 629 405 47,529 Lumber and wood products 537 393 64 47 _ _ 3,232 Sawmills and planing mills 113 80 _ _ _ _ 970 Sawmills and planing mills, general 94 76 _ _ _ _ 834 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 16 _ _ _ _ _ 120 Millwork, plywood and structural members 164 111 _ 15 15 _ 883 Millwork 62 43 _ _ _ _ 479 Wood kitchen cabinets 45 _ _ _ _ _ 143 Hardwood veneer and plywood 16 _ _ _ _ _ 71 Softwood veneer and plywood 25 14 _ _ _ _ 30 Structural wood members, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ _ 159 Wood containers _ _ _ _ _ _ 227 Wood pallets and skids _ _ _ _ _ _ 195 Wood buildings and mobile homes 88 33 _ _ _ _ 469 Mobile homes 88 _ _ _ _ _ 345 Prefabricated wood buildings _ _ _ _ _ _ 124 Miscellaneous wood products 55 18 _ _ _ _ 212 Wood preserving _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 Reconstituted wood products _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wood products, n.e.c. _ _ _ _ _ _ 136 Furniture and fixtures 362 263 14 _ _ _ 1,338 Household furniture 212 182 _ _ _ _ 728 Wood household furniture 142 103 _ _ _ _ 318 Upholstered household furniture 34 71 _ _ _ _ 120 Office furniture 32 _ _ _ _ _ 128 Wood office furniture 16 _ _ _ _ _ 72 Public building and related furniture 20 26 _ _ _ _ 164 Partitions and fixtures 76 32 _ _ _ _ 279 Wood partitions and fixtures 45 _ _ _ _ _ 139 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures _ _ _ _ _ _ 40

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 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 = 220-239; 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. 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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