Class code 5040: Iron or Steel — Erection — Iron — Exterior
Class 5040 is the NCCI workers' comp code for “Iron or Steel — Erection — Iron — Exterior”.
The facts
- Official wording (NCCI)
- Iron or Steel — Erection — Iron — Exterior
- Industry group (our dictionary)
- Construction—Specialty Trades
- Hazard group
- G
- State codes that differ
- DE 0655 · PA 0655
- Line
- Workers' comp
What it means
Class 5040 is the code carriers use to rate workers' comp payroll for this kind of work.
NCCI hazard group G, on a scale from A (least severe claims) to G (most severe).
Some states use their own code for this work: Delaware 0655, Pennsylvania 0655.
Who writes class 5040, state by state
From our live eligibility engine, refreshed every day (page updated November 1, 2026). It shows who has appetite, not a price. The final decision is always the carrier's underwriter.
Instant quote available 47
By email or underwriter only 0
No market listed yet 0
State fund only 4
North Dakota (North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance) · Ohio (Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation) · Washington (Washington Department of Labor & Industries) · Wyoming (Wyoming Department of Workforce Services)
Carriers with appetite for class 5040
- biBERK · 46 states · instant quote
- Employers · 45 states · instant quote
- CopperPoint · 19 states · instant quote
- Chubb · 47 states
- Clear Spring · 47 states
- V3- National Liability & Fire Insurance Company · 47 states
- Ascendant Commercial Insurance · 46 states
- Amerisafe · 28 states
- Omaha National · 28 states
- AIG · 7 states
- Accident Fund Insurance Company Of America · 5 states
What does class code 5040 cover?
Class 5040 is the NCCI workers' comp code for “Iron or Steel — Erection — Iron — Exterior”. Carriers use it to rate the payroll of people doing this kind of work. It sits in NCCI hazard group G.
Who writes class code 5040 workers' comp?
In our live appetite data (updated November 1, 2026), 11 carriers have appetite for class 5040 in at least one state, and 3 of them quote it instantly. An instant quote is available in 47 states. The final decision is always the carrier's underwriter.
Does every state use class code 5040?
No. In our dictionary these states use their own code for this work: Delaware 0655, Pennsylvania 0655. North Dakota, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming write workers' comp through the state fund.