Workers' comp class code · Industrial & Other
Class code 4239 — Printing
Commercial printing operations including press and bindery work.
This classification covers commercial printing operations, including press work, prepress setup, and bindery finishing such as cutting, folding, and binding printed materials. It applies to shops producing marketing materials, publications, packaging, or similar printed products for customers.
Payroll typically includes press operators running offset or digital printing equipment, prepress technicians preparing plates or files, bindery staff operating cutters and folders, and shipping personnel packaging finished orders. Work is largely stationary within a production facility.
Injury exposure centers on cutting equipment used in bindery operations, pinch points on folding and binding machines, and chemical exposure from inks and solvents. Machine guarding on cutters, proper ventilation, and safe handling of press chemicals are the main safety considerations for this classification.
What code 4239 typically includes
- Offset and digital press operators
- Prepress and plate-making technicians
- Bindery staff running cutters, folders, and binders
- Finishing and packaging staff for printed materials
- Shipping personnel for completed print orders
Codes this one gets confused with
3400 — Sheet Metal Fabrication — Shop
Both are shop-based production classifications, but printing involves paper and ink processes rather than metal cutting and forming.
See code 34008292 — Warehousing — General Storage
Storage of finished print inventory tied to shipping is part of the printing operation, not a separate general warehousing classification.
See code 8292What this code means for your premium
Commercial printing rates in the moderate range, with bindery cutting and folding equipment representing the main severity exposure in an otherwise largely stationary operation.
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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