Class code 8107 — Machinery Dealer — Sales & Service

This classification applies to businesses that sell, deliver, and service industrial or agricultural machinery, such as tractors, forklifts, and construction equipment. Operations combine a sales floor or lot with a service department that repairs and maintains equipment for customers.

Payroll typically includes sales staff, delivery drivers who transport heavy equipment, and service technicians performing mechanical repairs, diagnostics, and maintenance. Technicians often work with hydraulic systems, engines, and heavy moving parts in a shop bay setting.

The main injury exposures come from technicians working under or around heavy equipment, hydraulic system failures, and strains from handling large parts. Delivery and demonstration of running equipment adds vehicle-related exposure not present in a typical retail sales role.

Underwriters often ask what portion of payroll is dedicated to service and repair technicians versus sales staff, since hands-on mechanical work under running equipment carries meaningfully more exposure than time spent on a sales floor. It also matters whether technicians travel to customer locations for repairs, since that adds driving exposure to the mix. Loss control commonly centers on proper equipment blocking during service, hydraulic system lockout procedures, and training for safely loading and hauling heavy machinery.