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

0901-00 Ship building and/or repair, N.O.C. (to be assigned only by the maritime underwriter)Applies to:Businesses engaged in the building and/or repair of ships not covered by another classification (N.O.C.) and to the dismantling of hulls.Ships contemplated by this classificati…

1002-00 Sawmills: Operation and maintenanceApplies to establishments engaged in the operation and maintenance of a sawmill. Sawmills receive raw logs which they usually store temporarily in their yard before cutting them into rough and finished lumber. This classification include…

1003-03 Creosote works; pile and pole treating, dry kiln operations, pole yards, masts and spars yards and log home manufacturingApplies to:Businesses engaged in treating wood poles with creosote or other chemicals to inhibit deterioration, kiln drying of wood as a service for cu…

1004-00 Log storage and log sorting yardsApplies to:Businesses that operate log storage or sorting yards. The logs may be owned by the yard or stored for others.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Grading logs by type or size;• Loading/unloading log trucks;• Recordk…

1005-02 Shake and/or shingle millsApplies to:Businesses engaged in the operation and maintenance of a shake and/or shingle mill.Products manufactured include, but are not limited to:• Shakes - Roofing or siding material having at least one surface with a natural grain textured sp…

1006-00 Land surveying services, N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses engaged in providing professional land surveying services not covered by another classification (N.O.C).Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Measuring the size and physical characteristics of earth surfaces…

1007-08 Geophysical exploration, N.O.C.Applies to contractors engaged in geophysical exploration, with no core drilling, and without seismic detection, who are not covered by another classification (N.O.C.). The more common methods of geophysical exploration are gravitational, el…

Note: Classification 1101 is only to be assigned as a nature of business or if a basic classification specifically excludes delivery. 1101-04 Automobile delivery or repossessingApplies to:• Businesses engaged in delivering or repossessing individual automobiles for others; and• D…

1102-02 Interstate truckingApplies to:Businesses that hire drivers and riders engaged in interstate trucking. Interstate truck driving is operating a truck hauling goods either to or from an out-of-state destination.This classification includes passengers providing labor includin…

1103-00 Coal and solid fuel dealers - Yard operationsApplies to:Businesses engaged in selling coal, pressed wood fiber logs (fire logs), wood stove pellets, wood chips, or sawdust.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Delivery;• Store operations;• Yard operations.Excl…

1104-00 Auto or truck wrecking or dismantlingApplies to:Businesses engaged in salvaging, dismantling and parting out motorized vehicles, motorcycles, and aircraft. Parts may be removed and inventoried or removed when there is a special request for them. Afterward, hulls are strip…

1105-00 Septic tank pumpingApplies to:Businesses engaged in septic tank pumping services.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Driving;• Locating the septic tank;• Digging as necessary to uncover the septic tank;• Connecting the pumping hose to the septic tank;• Pumpi…

1106-00 Rental stores, N.O.C.; Truck canopy salesApplies to:• Businesses engaged in the rental of items, not covered by another classification N.O.C.;• Businesses selling and installing truck canopies and related accessories, but who do not sell other types of vehicles or trailer…

1108-02 Glass tempering, frosting, etching, beveling or grindingApplies to:• Businesses providing glass tempering services for others.• Businesses shaping and finishing solid glass.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Attaching frames, handles, or similar finishings;…

1109-00 Automobile or truck towing services, N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses providing towing services for hire to others which are not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).For purposes of this classification "towing services for hire" means, but is not limited to:• Towing disa…

1301-00 Electric light and power plants operated by cities, towns, or countiesApplies to establishments, operated by a city, town, or county, engaged in generating and distributing electricity to their residents. These may be hydroelectric, fossil fuel steam or turbo-generator pl…

1303-00 Telecommunication service providers - All other employeesApplies to:All other employees of businesses providing telecommunications services that enable subscribers or customers to converse or transmit coded data, not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).Classificati…

1304-00 Telecommunication service providers - Administrative, office, and sales personnelApplies to:Administrative and clerical office personnel of businesses engaged in providing telecommunication services which enable two or more parties to converse or transmit coded data.Admin…

Cable companies, including homeowners' associations or cooperatives offering a central cable system; technical field staffClassification 1305 is restricted to firms providing point-to-point subscription television or other cable communications services. These companies normally o…

1401-01 Passenger transportation companies - Flat rate by driverThis classification is for reporting drivers on a flat rate of 480 hours per driver each quarter.Applies to:Businesses providing passenger transportation to others, including:• Businesses that employ taxi or for-hire…

1404-06 Vessels, ferries, tugs, and steamboats, N.O.C.Applies to employees not covered under federal jurisdiction, or another classification (N.O.C.), who provide services for seaworthy vessels such as ferries, tugs, or steamboats at the docking site or on adjacent land. Vessels …

1405-00 Ambulance servicesApplies to establishments engaged in prehospital emergency care and transportation of ill or injured persons to or from medical facilities. The services provided by any one ambulance company will vary to some degree, however, normal operations for ambula…

1407-00 Bus companiesApplies to:Businesses providing transportation services including, but not limited to:• Charter and tour bus;• Contract school bus;• Nonmunicipal, scheduled bus systems;• Shuttle van.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• All bus terminal employmen…

1408-00 [Passenger transportation network companies.] This classification is for reporting TNC drivers for all dispatch platform time and passenger platform time.Applies to:Businesses providing passenger transportation to others, including:• Transportation network companies as de…

1409-00 [Passenger transportation network company driver death benefit claims.] This classification is only to be used to assign claims for death benefits for drivers who meet the criteria set forth in chapter 51.32 RCW passed by 2024 legislature session. No hours will be reporte…

1501-00 Counties and taxing districts, N.O.C. - All other employeesApplies to employees of counties and taxing districts, not covered by another classification (N.O.C.), who:• Operate machinery or equipment, including transit bus drivers;• Perform manual labor;• Supervise a work …

1507-01 Irrigation ditches operation, repair and maintenanceApplies to establishments engaged in providing water for agricultural irrigation through a network of ditches, canals and/or pipelines. Irrigation system operations may be owned by individuals, a private company, coopera…

1701-02 Ore reduction, by wet or dry process without application of heat at mineApplies to:• Businesses engaged in the reduction of coarse ores by a wet or dry process without the application of heat at a mine site.• Businesses milling ores to recover nonmetallic minerals, that d…

1702-01Underground mines N.O.C. and manufacturing coke from coalApplies to:• Businesses engaged in underground mining, not covered by another classification (N.O.C.), involving the extraction of coal, ores, stone, clay, or other minerals;• Businesses engaged in the manufacture of…

1703-01 Open cut mining - All types; placer or hydraulic miningApplies to:All types of open cut mining, also commonly referred to as surface mining, open pit mining, or strip mining, whereby ores and minerals are extracted from a large hole or pit on the surface.Materials extract…

1704-02 Quarries, N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses engaged in quarrying to extract large solid rock from hillsides or open pits, not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).Rocks extracted include, but are not limited to:• Ballast rock;• Cement rock;• Coral rock;• Granite;• Limesto…

1801-08 Ore or lead smelting, sintering or refining, N.O.C.; Calcium carbide manufacturing; Steel or iron rolling mills, rolling mills, N.O.C.; Metal recovering, refining, or reprocessingApplies to:• Businesses smelting, sintering, or refining lead or ores not covered by another …

1802-00 Aluminum smeltingApplies to:Businesses engaged in the primary smelting of aluminum from alumina using an electrolytic reduction process.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Extracting alumina from bauxite which is an ore found in the earth's crust; bauxite co…

Classification 2002 applies to providing freight handling services for others. Freight handling services have a facility at a fixed location where they provide services that include, but are not limited to:• Checking goods• Handling freight by hand, or with machinery and equipmen…

2004-21 Iron or steel merchants; wire rope and cable dealersApplies to:Businesses operating as iron or steel merchants or as dealers of wire rope, cable, or metal conduit. Also included is the merchandising of nonferrous metals such as, but not limited to, copper, brass, or alumi…

2007-02 Grain elevator or warehouseApplies to:Businesses providing grain elevator or warehouse facilities. These facilities may range from hundred thousand bushel country elevators to multimillion bushel terminal elevators located near railroad lines or seaports.Work activities i…

2008-01 Warehouses - Field bondedApplies to:Businesses providing bonded warehouse services at the customer's location. The field bonding company is not responsible for the maintenance of the facility and does not become involved in handling, moving, or shipping the goods.Field bo…

2009-00 Building material dealers and lumber yardsApplies to:• Building material dealers;• Lumberyards;• Retail/wholesale fence material dealers.Building materials in this classification includes, but is not limited to:• Blocks;• Bricks;• Cabinets;• Concrete mix;• Doors;• Electri…

2101-00 Grain milling; flour mills; feed mills; feed manufacturingApplies to:• Businesses milling grain into flour or meal.• Businesses manufacturing dry feed (powdered, granule, or pellet).Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Receiving grain purchased from others; s…

2102-00 Warehouses - General merchandiseApplies to:• Businesses operating as warehouses for general merchandise. This merchandise belongs to a customer and is usually stored for long periods. Products typically involved are bulk, nonperishable materials.• Businesses operating as …

2103-00 Fulfillment centersApplies to businesses engaged in operating facilities called fulfillment centers. Fulfillment centers in this rule are defined as businesses that:• Have an online marketplace to sell their own merchandise and third-party sellers' merchandise;• Sell thei…

2104-01 Vegetable packing - FreshApplies to:• Businesses packing fresh vegetables. These operations are usually located in produce growing areas and are generally seasonal.• Businesses processing seed potatoes.Work activities include, but are not limited to:• Picking up the produ…

2105-00 Beer, ale, wine and soft drink importers, exporters and distributors - Wholesale or combined wholesale and retailApplies to establishments engaged in wholesale, or combined wholesale and retail, distribution of beer, ale, wine and soft drinks. These establishments carry a…

2106-00 Fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia and agricultural chemical dealersApplies to:• Businesses engaged in the sale of fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, and agricultural chemicals.• Businesses engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and application of anhydrous ammonia which is dry…

2201-01 Laundry, dry cleaning and dyeing establishmentsApplies to:Businesses engaged in laundry, dry cleaning, or dyeing services.This classification is limited to businesses providing services primarily to retail walk-in customers who leave the items to be laundered, dry cleaned…

2202-03 Carpet, rug, and upholstery cleaningApplies to:Businesses cleaning rugs, carpets, or upholstery for commercial, institutional, or residential customers. This classification includes work done either at the customer's location or in their own shop or plant. Services at cus…

2203-00 Laundries - Commercial or industrial: N.O.C.Applies to:Businesses engaged in laundering operations which are not covered by another classification (N.O.C.).Special note: This classification also covers establishments specializing in stone washing jeans or "contract dyeing…

2204-00 Laundry or dry cleaning - Coin-operated, self-service operationsApplies to:Businesses engaged in the operation of self-service laundry and dry cleaning equipment for customer's use on the premises. Some facilities have an attendant(s) on duty at all times; others may have…

2401-00 Paper, pulp, or wood fiber: ManufacturingApplies to:Businesses making paper from raw materials.Paper manufacturers may make finished products from the paper they manufacture which is included in this classification when done by employees of employers subject to this class…

2903-00 Manufacturing wood chips, hog fuel, bark, bark flour, fire logs or lathsApplies to:Businesses that manufacture wood products primarily made from log by-products.In addition to operations taking place in a permanent yard or shop, this classification includes operating port…