Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-4808 - Classification 4808

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
4808-01 Farms: Field crops - Not for fresh
				market
Applies 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 foods);
* Alfalfa, clover, timothy, straw, and other types of grass for
				hay or seed.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Preparing soil for new crops;
* Planting;
* Fertilizing;
* Weeding;
* Machine harvesting;
* Drying of seeds;
* Grading;
* Sorting;
* Packing;
* Shipping of farm products grown subject to this
				classification;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
Machinery and equipment used include, but are not limited
				to:
* Balers;
* Combines;
* Fertilizer spreaders;
* Irrigation equipment;
* Seeding equipment;
* Tillers;
* Disk harrows;
* Tractors.
Typical crops:
* Alfalfa;
* Barley;
* Dry beans;
* Clover;
* Corn for silage;
* Garlic;
* Grass hay;
* Grass seed;
* Peas, dry;
* Rye;
* Straw;
* Sugar beets (for sugar);
* Timothy hay;
* Wheat.
Notes:
* Roadside stands are included in the farming classification
				when operated at or near the farm, even if a small stock of products not
				produced by the employer is also sold.
* If all the conditions of the general reporting rules covering
				the operations of a secondary business are met, farms operating multiple retail
				locations, such as those found in parking lots of shopping centers or at
				farmer's markets, may qualify to have those activities reported
				separately.
* This classification differs from classification 4802
				"Vegetable farm operations" in that vegetable crops in classification 4808
				generally have a long growing season and are harvested upon reaching maturity
				at the end of the season. Vegetable crops grown in classification 4802 are
				generally planted so that harvesting will occur continuously over the season
				and in smaller quantities. Crops grown in classification 4808 are 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
				foods.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours or businesses engaged in fresh vegetable packing
				must be reported separately in classification 2104.
* Worker hours or businesses engaged in cannery or freezer
				operations must be reported separately in classification 3902.
* Businesses engaged exclusively in the sale of fresh
				vegetables, but not involved in the cultivation of plants, are classified in
				classification 6403.
* Contractors hired by the farm to install, repair or build any
				farm equipment or structures, must report in the classification applicable to
				the work being performed.
* Grading, sorting, and packaging seeds; or selling baled hay
				(alfalfa, timothy, clover, etc.) by businesses that are not engaged in growing
				operations is classified in classification 2101.
* Businesses engaged exclusively in grain or seed storage that
				are not engaged in growing operations, are classified in classification
				2007.
What is a farm labor contractor?
* A farm labor contractor is a specialty contractor who
				supplies laborers to a farm operation for specified services such as weeding,
				planting, irrigating and fertilizing; and
* Generally, the work involves manual labor tasks as opposed to
				machine operation.
What risk classification are farm labor contractors
				reported in?
* Farm labor contractors are to be reported in the
				classification that applies to the farm they are contracting with; and
* Contractors who provide both equipment or machinery and the
				machine operators are to be reported in classification 4808 "Custom farm
				services," as the process involved in operating machinery is the same
				regardless of the type of farm they are providing services to or the type of
				crop involved.
4808-07 Potato sorting and storage
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in storing potatoes in storage warehouses or
				cellars.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Sorting good potatoes from damaged ones, or from debris, such
				as vines or rocks, either in the field or at a storage warehouse.
* Piling potatoes into storage area by size, and storing them
				until they are taken to processing or packaging plants.
* Sorting done in either the field or at a storage
				warehouse.
* Potato digging and piling when performed by employees of an
				employer who stores potatoes, but who is not engaged in growing
				potatoes.
Exclusions:
* Worker hours or businesses engaged in fresh vegetable packing
				operations, must be reported separately in classification 2104.
* Worker hours or businesses engaged in cannery or freezer
				operations, must be reported separately in classification 3902.
* Worker hours or businesses engaged in potato chip
				manufacturing, must be reported separately in classification 3906.
* Businesses engaged exclusively in the sale of fresh
				vegetables, but not involved in the cultivation of plants, are classified in
				classification 6403.
* Contractors hired by a farm to install, repair, or build any
				farm equipment or structures, must report in the classification applicable to
				the work being performed.
Special note:
The farm labor
				contractor provision is not applicable to this classification because these
				businesses are not engaged in farming operations.
4808-11 Custom farm services (by
				contractor)
Applies to:
Contractors supplying and operating agriculture machinery and
				equipment at their customers' locations.
Work activities include, but are not limited
				to:
* Preparing fields for crops;
* Planting;
* Cultivating crops;
* Fertilizing;
* Harvesting;
* Mowing, turning and bailing hay;
* Incidental loading of hay onto trucks;
* Stacking of hay in barns or warehouses.
Note:
This classification also includes seasonal
				agriculture produce hauling from the field to a processing or storage plant
				when performed by employees of an employer not engaged in the related farming
				operations associated with the crops being hauled.
Machinery and equipment used include, but are not limited
				to:
* Balers;
* Boom loaders;
* Combines;
* Fertilizer spreaders;
* Potato diggers;
* Seeding equipment;
* Spreaders;
* Tillers/disks;
* Tractors.
Exclusions:
* Contractors subject to this classification are generally not
				responsible for the overall care of the crops but are merely hired to provide
				specified services, which involve the use of machinery and employee equipment
				operators.
* Hauling of agriculture produce anywhere other than from the
				field to processing or storage plants is classified in classification
				1102.
Special note:
The farm labor
				contractor provision is not applicable to this classification because these
				businesses are not engaged in farming operations.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4808, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.16.100. 06-12-075, §
				  296-17-649, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-649, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 99-18-068, § 296-17-649,
				  filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; 98-18-042, § 296-17-649, filed 8/28/98,
				  effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-649, filed 5/31/96, effective
				  7/1/96; 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-649, filed 5/29/87, effective
				  7/1/87; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-649, filed 11/27/85, effective
				  1/1/86; 85-12-024 (Order 85-11), § 296-17-649, filed 5/31/85; 85-06-026
				  (Order 85-7), § 296-17-649, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017
				  (Order 83-36), § 296-17-649, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order
				  75-38, § 296-17-649, filed 11/24/75, effective 1/1/76; Order 74-40, §
				  296-17-649, filed 11/27/74, effective 1/1/75; Order 73-22, § 296-17-649,
				  filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.