Workers' comp class code · Construction & Trades
Class code 5437 — Cabinet Works & Installation
Shop fabrication and on-site installation of cabinetry and millwork.
This classification covers cabinet makers and installers who fabricate cabinetry and millwork, typically in a shop setting, and then deliver and install finished pieces on-site. Shop work includes cutting, assembling, and finishing cabinet boxes, doors, and trim, while field work covers scribing cabinets to walls, leveling, and securing units in kitchens, bathrooms, and commercial spaces.
Payroll includes shop woodworkers who build the cabinetry, finishers who stain or paint completed pieces, and installers who deliver and set the finished product at the job site. Many cabinet shops handle both fabrication and installation with overlapping crews, so most payroll for a shop-and-install operation is included under this single classification.
In the shop, table saws, routers, and other stationary woodworking equipment are the leading cause of lacerations and amputative injuries if guards and safety practices lapse. On installation days, lifting and maneuvering heavy cabinet units into place, along with working from step stools or short ladders for upper cabinets, adds strain and fall exposure.
What code 5437 typically includes
- Cabinet box construction and assembly
- Door, drawer, and trim fabrication
- Finishing (staining, painting, sealing) of cabinetry
- Delivery and on-site installation of finished cabinets
- Custom millwork for kitchens and commercial spaces
Codes this one gets confused with
5610 — Carpenter — Shop Only
A cabinet shop that also installs on-site carries different exposure than a pure shop-only carpentry operation with no field installation at all.
See code 56105403 — Carpentry — General/Commercial
Structural and rough carpentry on a commercial building is a different scope than the finish cabinetry and millwork covered here.
See code 54035645 — Carpentry — Dwellings
Framing and general dwelling carpentry involve structural work, while this code is limited to cabinetry and millwork fabrication and installation.
See code 5645What this code means for your premium
This classification typically rates lower than structural carpentry trades because much of the work happens in a controlled shop environment, though field installation days add some fall and lifting exposure to the mix.
Estimate your premiumClassification is not final until a carrier assigns it. Code numbers, wording and exceptions vary by state and rating bureau — several states run their own bureaus. This page is general reference written in our own words; your carrier's underwriter assigns the code based on your actual operations and payroll records.
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