Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Claim Rate and Rate Ratios; Washington State, by Risk Classification and North American Industry Classification

These data are collected from Washington Workers' Compensation system files (State Fund and Self-Insured). They provide industry specific Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WMSD) claim rates. Risks for WMSDs vary across industries. The rates are for ‘compensable’ claims which are those that typically involve expenses beyond medical treatment such as wage replacement, or disability payments. The rate of compensable claims, expressed as the number of compensable claims per 1,000 full-time equivalent workers, is provided for the Washington workers’ compensation risk classifications, and four levels of the North American Industry Classification System - industry sector, industry sub-sector, industry group and industry. A comparison measure of the industry’s rate to the overall state workers’ compensable WMSD claim rate, a ‘rate ratio’ is provided.