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Class Code Information

Phraseology

Box or Box Shook Mfg.

Description

Code 2759 applies to employers engaged in manufacturing or assembling various types of wooden crates, boxes or box parts.  The machine operations generally involve planing, sawing, cutting, tonguing, grooving, matching and the machine nailing of shooks into panels.  The box shooks may also be assembled by hand nailing.  Box shooks are defined as bundles of parts that are ready to be assembled into boxes.  

The assembly of barrels, cooperage or kegs from prefabricated purchased parts are also inclusive under this classification.  

Includes repair of the wooden crates or wooden boxes and other products assigned to this classification when performed in the shop for their customers.  Also, includes repairs to wooden boxes performed by second-hand dealers.

Assignment by Analogy

• Animal or bird cages  
• Beverage cases

Operations to be Separately Rated

  1. Manufacturing:
    1. Barrel or drums stock – heads, hoops or staves, cooperage stock or keg parts – wood.  Refer to Code 2710 “Saw Mill.” 
    2. Pallets or skids.  Refer to Code 2802 “Carpentry – Shop Only & Drivers.”  
  2. Cleaning barrels or drums made of fiber or wood performed by a cleaning service contractor.  Refer to Code 8018 “Wholesale Store – NOC.”

  3. Planing or Molding Mill operations.  Refer to Code 2731 “Planing or Molding Mill.”

Industry Group

All Other Manufacturing