Chapter 296-17A Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance.

4108-15 Letter service shops and mailing or addressing companiesApplies to:Businesses engaged in providing large volume mailing and addressing services.This could be the routine mailing of periodicals or advertising brochures or a one-time letter to a particular list of recipient…

4109-10 Sign painting or lettering inside buildingsApplies to establishments engaged in sign painting or lettering inside a customer's building. This type of painting includes, but is not limited to, names, addresses and office hours on a door or window, and signs in the form of …

4201-00 Longshoring and stevedoringApplies to:Businesses engaged in longshoring or stevedoring.Longshoring and stevedoring involve the transfer, loading, and unloading of ships' cargo and storage of cargo on docks or in nearby warehouses.Work activities include, but are not limit…

4301-10 Sausage: ManufacturingApplies to:Businesses engaged in manufacturing sausage.The process of manufacturing sausage may include:• Grinding, mixing, and blending cuts of meat with seasonings, spices, and fillers;• Filling synthetic or natural casings or packing meat into for…

4302-14 Custom meat cuttingApplies to:Businesses operating custom meat cutting shops.Custom meat cutting operations include, but are not limited to:• Serving customers who bring in an animal carcass (usually from a farm or hunt) for processing;• Fulfilling customers' cut and wrap…

4304-00 Feedlots or stockyardsApplies to:Businesses operating feedlots or stockyards.Feedlots are large, enclosed yards usually with pens or stables where livestock, such as cattle, horses, sheep, or pigs are temporarily held for the sole purpose of supplying with feed and nouris…

4305-18 Garbage works, landfills, solid waste, refuse or ashes collecting, including reduction or incineration, mobile paper shredding, and tire sorting or tire collection centersApplies to:• Businesses engaged in collecting and removing waste from private homes, commercial busin…

4401-00 Cold storage lockersApplies to:Businesses that rent cold storage lockers to the public.These businesses do not own equity in the merchandise that is stored. Other than being cold storage facilities they are similar to mini-warehouse storage operations. Typically these ope…

4402-00 Ice: Manufacturing or harvestingApplies to:• Businesses manufacturing ice made by treating, forming, and freezing water in refrigeration compressor systems;• Harvesting of naturally occurring ice from frozen bodies of water such as lakes or ponds.Work activities include, …

4404-05 Cold storage warehouseApplies to:Businesses providing a cold storage facility for general merchandise. These businesses do not own equity in the merchandise they store.The cold storage facility is maintained through a mechanical refrigeration process.Products stored inclu…

Radio or television broadcasting, recording, and video production; technical field staffClassification 4501 applies to technical staff for radio, television, recording, and video production, who perform work such as installing, testing, and repairing lines, antennas (including to…

4502-00 Radio stations, N.O.C.Applies to:Radio broadcasting stations. This classification is limited to radio station employees in the studio or office, and includes occasional outside exposure when broadcasting from a remote location.Occupations include, but are not limited to:•…

4504-00 TheatersApplies to establishments engaged in the operation of indoor motion picture theaters, drive-in theaters, and live production theaters. This classification includes, but is not limited to, managers, stage hands, box office employees, projectionists, ushers, snack b…

4802-02 Farms: BerryApplies to:Businesses engaged in raising berries of all types.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Preparing soil for new plants;• Planting;• Fertilizing;• Weeding;• Pruning canes;• Cutting runners;• Installing posts and wire supports;• Tying vine…

4803-02 Farms: Orchards - Fruit tree cropsApplies to:Establishments engaged in operating fruit orchards of all types.Work in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Preparing soil for new trees;• Planting trees;• Fertilizing;• Spraying;• Fumigating;• Weeding;• Pruni…

4804-00 Farms: Poultry, aviaries (birds), and fur bearing animalsApplies to:• Businesses engage in poultry farms operations, breeding and raising birds for human consumption, for sale, for research laboratories, or for egg production farms.• Businesses engaged in raising fur-bear…

4805-00 Nurseries, N.O.CApplies to:Establishments engaged in the propagation and/or care of trees, shrubs, and flowers pending sales to others, not covered by another classification (N.O.C).These businesses are usually either:• Nurseries actively engaged in the propagation of tre…

4806-01 Farms: Nuts, berries, prunes, or field flowers and bulbs - Hand harvestingApplies to:Farm employees engaged exclusively in hand harvesting nuts, berries, prunes, field flowers or bulbs.Special note: Classification 4806 is not to be assigned to any grower as the single far…

4808-01 Farms: Field crops - Not for fresh marketApplies to:Businesses engaged in growing:• Variety of grains, or vegetables (generally used as feed, flour, or cereal grains, as opposed to crops grown in classification 4802, which are used for fresh market, canning or frozen food…

4809-01 Greenhouses, N.O.C.Applies to:Establishments engaged in raising plants exclusively within greenhouses not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).Work in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Preparation of soils;• Planting seeds or cuttings into pots a…

4810-00 Farms: Field vegetable and herbs, N.O.C. - Hand harvesting for fresh marketApplies to:Establishments engaged in raising vegetables and herbs which are harvested by hand for sale and which are not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). Harvesting by hand could include…

4811-00 Farms: HopsApplies to:Establishments engaged in raising hops for sale.Work in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Preparing soil for new plants;• Planting;• Fertilizing;• Weeding;• Installing poles and wires;• Harvesting hops;• Initial drying and bailing…

4812-00 Farms: Finfish and shellfish hatcheriesApplies to:Establishments engaged in hatchery operations for the raising of finfish or shellfish, or their eggs.Work in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Spawning of larvae;• Growing and testing algae (food for sh…

4813-00 VineyardsApplies to:Establishments engaged in the planting, cultivating, pruning, and harvesting of grapes.Work in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Preparing soil for new plants;• Planting;• Fertilizing;• Weeding;• Pruning vines;• Installing posts and…

4814-00 Farms: Internship program (to be assigned only by the agricultural specialist)Applies to qualified farms engaged in providing an internship program for agricultural education. To qualify, the farm must hold a valid certification from labor and industries to provide an int…

4815-00 Farms: Internship program (to be assigned only by the agricultural specialist)Applies to qualified farms engaged in providing an internship program for agricultural education. To qualify, the farm must hold a valid certification from labor and industries to provide an int…

4816-00 Farms: Internship program (to be assigned only by the agricultural specialist)Applies to qualified farms engaged in providing an internship program for agricultural education. To qualify, the farm must hold a valid certification from labor and industries to provide an int…

4900-00 Construction: Superintendent or project managerApplies to employees with administrative oversight or management duties who visit or work at construction sites but who do not directly take part in any construction operations.The work can include:• Consulting with engineers…

4901-00 Consulting engineeringArchitectural services, N.O.C.Applies to establishments engaged in providing consulting engineering services, construction management or consulting services, or architectural services not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). Engineers consult …

4902-00 State government clerical and administrative office personnelApplies to state employees who are assigned to work in an office environment in a clerical or administrative capacity, with no travel or field duties. The work performed in this classification normally includes …

4903-06 Marine appraisingApplies to:Businesses providing marine appraisal and inspection services to prospective buyers or to insurance companies for determining the value of a piece of property or for evaluating damage.Types of property appraised includes, butare not limited to:…

4904-00 Clerical office, N.O.C.Applies to:Clerical office employees whose job duties and work environment meet all the conditions of the general reporting rules covering clerical office standard exception employees, and who are not covered by another classification assigned to th…

4905-04 Hotels or motelsApplies to establishments engaged in providing lodging and associated services to others. Accommodations included in this classification vary from a single room in a "bed & breakfast," to individual cabins, to luxury suites in a multistory hotel. Hotel and…

4906-01 Institutions of higher education - PublicApplies to public institutions of higher education such as universities, colleges, and junior colleges that have obtained state accreditation and are supported at least in part by public funds. Work contemplated by this classificat…

4907-00 Offenders working in class 2 industry opportunity - StateApplies to:Offenders in custody of the state, when the offenders perform work in a class 2 tax reduction industry as part of an inmate work program.Exclusions:• Work performed by offenders under a free venture enter…

4908-00Class IV offender work crewsApplies to offenders in the custody of the department of corrections (DOC) who reside in Washington state prisons and perform work for state agencies, other governments or public benefit nonprofit corporations. The offenders participate to gain …

4909-00 Inmates of juvenile forest campsApplies to inmates of juvenile forest camps who are employed by a city, town, county, or state agency. Their employment, which takes place away from the forest camp, provides basic work training and experience to qualify inmates for better …

4910-00 Property management servicesApplies to establishments engaged in managing their own property or properties owned by others. Properties include, but are not limited to, privately owned residential or commercial buildings, malls, apartment or condominium complexes, mobile h…

4911-00 Construction estimators Applies to:Employees of construction or erection contractors who work as cost and materials estimators preparing bids for contracts away from their employer's business offices.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Exposure to the hazard…

5001-03 Logging, N.O.C.Applies to establishments engaged in various logging operations not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). Typical work contemplated by this classification includes, but is not limited to, high lead or tower logging, ground logging, and team logging wi…

5002-00 Booming and rafting logsApplies to:Businesses engaged in booming and rafting logs on water.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Booming by making a barrier in the water, usually with existing floating logs tied together with rope or chain to enclose other fre…

5003-01 Log hauling by contractorApplies to:Contractors hauling logs for others from a logging side to a mill or storage yard. The loading and unloading of the truck is included in this classification when performed by the truck driver.Exclusions:• Hauling of logs from a log stor…

5004-13 Tree planting services (to be assigned only by the reforestation underwriter)Special note: Classification 5004, and related classifications 1007 and 5006, cover various activities associated with the management of forests, range, or timber land. These classifications are …

5005-00 Logging and/or tree thinning - Mechanized operations(to be assigned only by classification services staff)Applies to establishments engaged in mechanized logging or tree thinning operations. For purposes of this classification, mechanized logging is defined as the entire …

5006-02 Forestry machine work – Forest firefighting(to be assigned only by the reforestation underwriter)Special note: Classification 5006, and related classifications 1007 and 5004, cover various activities associated with the management of forests, range or timber land. These c…

5101-31 Pipe or tube: Manufacturing - Iron or steel; Metal ejection moldingApplies to:Businesses engaged in the manufacture of pipe or tubes from iron or steel.This classification contemplates both seamed and seamless pipe and tubing involving either a hot or cold drawing process…

5103-00 Foundries, N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses operating foundries that manufacture castings from ferrous and/or nonferrous metals.Work processes and activities include, but are not limited to:• Melting metal in furnaces;• Pouring or ladling melted metal into molds;• Cooling and …