Workers' comp class code · Retail & Services
Class code 8006 — Grocery Store — Retail
Retail grocery sales including stocking and checkout duties.
This code applies to retail grocery stores selling packaged and fresh food items directly to consumers, excluding stores where on-site butchering is the primary activity. It covers supermarkets and smaller grocery shops focused on shelf-stable goods, produce, dairy, and general food sales.
The bulk of the work involves stocking shelves, operating registers, bagging groceries, rotating perishable stock, and maintaining refrigerated and frozen sections. Payroll typically includes cashiers, baggers, stock clerks, produce and dairy department staff, and store management, with limited use of cutting equipment compared to a full-service meat counter.
Slips and falls from wet floors near produce or freezer sections, repetitive strain from scanning and bagging, and minor lifting injuries from stocking cases are the most common sources of claims. Because there's little heavy equipment or blade use involved, this code sits toward the lower end of the food-retail risk spectrum.
What code 8006 typically includes
- Cashiers and baggers
- Stock clerks and shelf stockers
- Produce and dairy department employees
- Store managers and assistant managers
- Customer service and self-checkout attendants
Codes this one gets confused with
8031 — Meat, Grocery & Provision Dealer — Retail
Stores with an on-site butcher counter cutting fresh meat fall under the provision dealer code because of the added blade and equipment exposure.
See code 80318060 — Convenience Store
Convenience stores are smaller-format operations often paired with fuel sales, which carries a different risk profile than a full grocery store.
See code 8060What this code means for your premium
This is a comparatively low-cost classification within food retail, reflecting minimal use of cutting equipment or heavy machinery.
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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