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Table 1 Top 25 NAICS industry groups by prevention index for WA State fund (all sectors, all injury types), 2002-2010

From: Prioritizing industries for occupational injury prevention and research in the Services Sector in Washington State, 2002–2010

NORA sector

4-digit NAICS (Industry group)

NAICS industry group description

FTE

# Compensable claims (COUNT)

Compensable claim rate/10,000 FTE (RATE)

Median compensable cost

Median days TL

Severity TL (days/10,000 FTE)

Rate rank (All SF)

Count rank (All SF)

Overall SF PI rank

C

2381

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

137,685

9,312

676.3

$13,196

68

161,159

2

3

1

C

2361

Residential building construction

186,292

9,792

525.6

$11,280

57

129,804

10

2

2

C

2383

Building finishing contractors

160,942

8,281

514.5

$13,697

71

136,950

11

4

3

U

4841

General freight trucking

89,627

4,985

556.2

$10,779

55

137,877

8

11

4

C

2382

Building equipment contractors

276,061

12,495

452.6

$17,782

77

105,487

18

1

4

H

6232

Residential mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse facilities

48,764

3,251

666.7

$6,354

33

115,168

3

19

6

A

1133

Logging

35,322

2,642

748.0

$14,347

66

204,306

1

26

7

C

2389

Other specialty trade contractors

123,197

5,456

442.9

$13,214

62

111,986

21

9

8

U

4842

Specialized freight trucking

46,765

2,685

574.2

$9,130

49

116,432

7

25

9

S

5617

Services to buildings and dwellings

192,258

7,860

408.8

$7,489

43

82,849

30

5

10

H

6231

Nursing care facilities

122,719

4,437

361.6

$6,649

33

63,675

41

12

11

S

5621

Waste collection

21,310

1,316

617.6

$7,665

34

90,504

5

53

12

M

3219

Other wood product manufacturing

48,441

2,032

419.5

$8,869

30

74,729

26

32

12

C

2373

Highway, street, and bridge construction

45,004

1,880

417.7

$30,101

108

109,069

27

35

14

H

6243

Vocational rehabilitation services

55,612

2,179

391.8

$5,206

28

60,168

35

30

15

C

2371

Utility system construction

57,242

2,147

375.1

$19,443

78

96,020

38

31

16

C

2362

Nonresidential building construction

108,886

3,580

328.8

$25,025

94

72,752

54

16

17

S

9221

Justice, public order, and safety activities

137,032

4,149

302.8

$9,360

30

37,377

65

13

18

M

3211

Sawmills and wood preservation

26,888

1,131

420.6

$9,902

34

83,822

24

58

19

S

8111

Automotive repair and maintenance

132,964

3,730

280.5

$10,053

45

65,058

73

15

20

T

4244

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

194,917

5,187

266.1

$9,441

43

48,304

81

10

21

M

3323

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing

45,395

1,572

346.3

$10,914

41

57,173

49

44

22

H

6233

Community care facilities for the elderly

96,742

2,740

283.2

$7,686

39

56,851

71

24

23

U

2213

Water, sewage and other systems

109,958

3,060

278.3

$9,755

26

30,818

74

22

24

S

5613

Employment services

245,383

6,118

249.3

$5,687

42

44,743

92

8

25

  1. NORA Sector key: A = Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing; C = Construction; H = Healthcare & Social Assistance; M = Manufacturing; S = Services; U = Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities; T = Wholesale & Retail Trade. Services Sector industry groups (bold).
  2. There were 262 NAICS Industry Groups ranked in the PI for All Injury Types (State Fund only).
  3. FTE = (hours/2000); Severity TL = (TL days/10,000 FTE).