Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-2104 - Classification 2104

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
2104-01 Vegetable packing - Fresh
Applies to establishments engaged in the packing of fresh
				vegetables. These operations are usually located in produce growing areas and
				are generally seasonal. The vegetables are generally brought to the packing
				plant by the farmer or co-op drivers, but some packing plants may employ their
				own drivers to pick up the product from the local farms or co-op. Typical
				activities of the packing operation include, but are not limited to, sorting,
				grading, cleaning, trimming, packing and shipping of the vegetables. Various
				packing containers such as plastic bags, boxes, barrels, crates, and baskets
				may be used. The packing may be done by hand for fragile vegetables or by
				machine for the more sturdy produce. This classification includes cold storage
				operations if it is used solely for the storage of their own produce. Drivers
				employed by these establishments who pick up the vegetables from the suppliers
				or deliver the packaged product to the market are included in this
				classification. A farm operation that grows and packs their own fresh
				vegetables or packs other farms' fresh vegetables in addition to their own is
				to be assigned this classification (2104) for the packing operation. However,
				if the farmer only sorts and stores the fresh vegetables, the appropriate
				agricultural classification is applicable to both the growing and
				sorting/storage operations. This classification also includes establishments
				engaged in processing potatoes into seed potatoes. Processing plants receive
				whole potatoes from their suppliers. At the plant the potatoes are moved along
				on a conveyor belt, cleaned as appropriate, cut into small pieces (usually
				quarters), and treated with a fumigant powder or other sterilizer. The smaller
				pieces, referred to as "seed potatoes," are delivered to farmers who plant them
				for future crops.
This classification excludes fresh fruit packing which is to be
				reported separately in classification 2104-02; cannery or freezing operations
				and/or any processing of the vegetables which are to be reported separately in
				classification 3902; and cold storage operations not exclusively part of a
				packing operation which are to be reported separately in either classification
				4401 or 4404.
2104-02 Fruit packing - Fresh
Applies to establishments engaged in the packing of fresh
				fruit. These operations are usually located in produce growing areas and
				generally are seasonal. The fruit may be brought to the packing plant by the
				farmer or co-op drivers, but some packing plants may employ their own drivers
				to pick up the product from the local farms or co-op. Typical activities of the
				packing operation include, but are not limited to, sorting, grading, cleaning,
				trimming, packing and shipping the fruit. Various packing containers such as
				plastic bags, boxes, barrels, crates and baskets may be used. The packing may
				be done by hand for fragile fruit or by machine for the more sturdy produce.
				This classification includes any cold storage operations if it is used solely
				for the storage of their own produce. Drivers employed by these establishments
				who pick up the fruit from the farmer or deliver the packaged product to the
				market are included in this classification. A farm operation that grows and
				packs their own fresh fruit, or packs other farms' fresh fruit in addition to
				their own, is to be assigned this classification (2104) for the packing
				operation. However, if the farmer only sorts and stores the fresh fruit the
				appropriate agricultural classification is applicable to both the growing and
				sorting/storage operations.
This classification excludes fresh vegetable packing which is
				reported separately in classification 2104-01; cannery or freezing operations
				and/or any processing of the fruit which are to be reported separately in
				classification 3902; and cold storage operations not exclusively part of a
				packing operation which is reported separately in either classification 4401 or
				4404.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2104, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-564,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-564, filed 8/28/98,
				  effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-564, filed 5/31/96, effective
				  7/1/96; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-564, filed 11/27/85, effective
				  1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-564, filed 2/28/85, effective
				  4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-564, filed 11/30/83, effective
				  1/1/84; Order 73-22, § 296-17-564, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.