Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-4810 - Classification 4810

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
4810-00 Farms: Field vegetable and herbs, N.O.C. - Hand
				harvesting for fresh market
Applies 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 the use of a
				hand-held cutting tool.
Work in this classification includes
, but is not
				limited to:
* Preparing soil for new plants;
* Planting;
* Fertilizing;
* Weeding;
* Pruning;
* Hand harvest of vegetables;
* Maintaining or installing sprinkler or irrigation
				systems.
Typical crops:
Asparagus
Carrots
Lettuce
Rutabagas
Beans, green
Cauliflower
Onions, green
Spinach
Beets, table
Celery
Parsnips
Squash
Broccoli
Corn, sweet
Peppers
Tomatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Cucumbers
Radishes
Turnips
Cabbage
Kale
Rhubarb
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 "field
				vegetable crops" in that vegetable crops grown subject to classification 4802
				are machine harvested or harvested using a combination of machine and hand
				labor, while vegetable crops covered in classification 4810 are harvested
				exclusively by hand. See classification 4802-12 for additional
				information.
What activities are not included in this
				classification?
* Fresh vegetable packing operations (report in classification
				2104);
* Cannery or freezer operations (report in classification
				3902); and
* Contractors hired by farm to install, repair or build any
				farm equipment or structures (report in the classification applicable to the
				work being performed).
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 to
				report 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.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4810, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-64902,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-64902, filed
				  5/31/96, effective 7/1/96; 88-12-050 (Order 88-06), § 296-17-64902, filed
				  5/31/88, effective 7/1/88; 87-24-060 (Order 87-26), § 296-17-64902, filed
				  12/1/87, effective 1/1/88; 86-12-041 (Order 86-18), § 296-17-64902, filed
				  5/30/86, effective 7/1/86; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-64902, filed
				  11/27/85, effective 1/1/86.