Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-2101 - Classification 2101

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
2101-00 Grain milling; flour mills; feed mills; feed
				manufacturing
Applies to establishments engaged in milling grain into flour
				or meal or in the manufacture of dry (powdered, granule or pellet) feed.
				Operations contemplated by this classification include the receipt of grain
				(wheat, barley, oats, corn) in bulk or bag which is purchased from others,
				grinding or milling the grain to either a coarse or a fine powder, adding
				binder (molasses), adding and mixing ingredients (depending on product being
				made), and packaging. This classification includes delivery of products in
				packaged or bulk form to customers.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in the
				further processing of flour or meal to manufacture food products which are to
				be reported separately in the applicable food manufacturing classification, and
				establishments engaged in the manufacture of canned or frozen animal food which
				are to be reported separately in classification 3902.
2101-01 Hay, grain or feed dealers
Applies to establishments engaged in the sale of grain, feed,
				and hay to others. Operations contemplated by this classification are limited
				to the purchase of hay, grain, or feed in bulk from others and the subsequent
				resale of these items in bulk to others. Establishments subject to this
				classification may have a small store operation, a substantial storage
				facility, or they may haul product from location to location all of which are
				included within the scope of this classification when done by employees of
				employers subject to this classification.
This classification excludes the sale of hay by farm operations
				which is to be reported separately in classification 4808, and establishments
				engaged in the manufacture of animal feed which are to be reported separately
				in classification 2101-00.
2101-02 Seed processing
Applies to establishments engaged in the processing of
				agricultural seeds for wholesale or retail sales. These establishments receive
				produce such as wheat, barley, alfalfa, lentils, vegetables, fruit or flowers
				from farmers the seed company has contracted with, or in the case of larger
				seed companies, they may have their own fields for raising the seed crop. Work
				contemplated by this classification includes, but is not limited to, cleaning,
				grading, crushing, separating, and packaging of the product (either by hand or
				by machine). Machinery includes, but is not limited to, screening machines, air
				gravity separators, clippers, tumbling drums for polishing, and bagging
				machines. This classification also includes trial plots or lab research
				facilities used to develop new seed hybrids and improve existing varieties,
				consultation services provided to the farmers during planting and harvesting
				seasons, and custom milling work conducted at the farmer's premises. Also
				included in this classification are establishments engaged exclusively in
				providing grain or seed drying services.
This classification excludes growing of seeds, other than on a
				trial plot, which is to be reported separately in the appropriate agricultural
				classification; merchants engaged in hand packaging seeds that have been
				processed by others who are to be reported separately in classification
				6309-06; grain milling which is to be reported separately in classification
				2101-00; hay/grain/feed dealers which are to be reported separately in
				classification 2101-01; and grain or bean/pea elevators which are to be
				reported separately in classification 2007.
2101-05 Hop pellet manufacturing
Applies to establishments engaged in the manufacture of hop
				pellets. Hop pellets are one of several ingredients used by breweries in the
				manufacture of beer and ale. Operations contemplated by this classification
				include, but are not limited to, cold storage room operations where bales of
				hops are kept, bale breaking and grinding of hops into powder, blending of
				powders and additives, testing of hops, pelletizing, packaging, and shipping.
				Establishments subject to this classification may own the hops or do custom
				blending for others.
This classification excludes establishments engaged in the
				manufacture of hop extract which are to be reported separately in
				classification 3701.
Special note
:
Hop pellets are
				often referred to as a flavoring so care should be taken, when another
				classification is being considered, to determine the process
				used.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-2101, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035,
				  51.04.020. 00-14-052, §
				  296-17-562, filed 7/1/00, effective 7/1/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-562,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 96-12-039, § 296-17-562, filed 5/31/96,
				  effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  54.16.035. 93-12-093, §
				  296-17-562, filed 5/31/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), §
				  296-17-562, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-562, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; Order 73-22, § 296-17-562,
				  filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.