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NATURE OF INJURY CODES
10 Bruise or contusion
13 Crushing injury
20 Sprain or strain
30 Cut/laceration or abrasion
35 Puncture wound (other than needle stick)
36 Needle stick
40 Electrical shock or burn
50 Other burns
60 Dislocation
70 Fracture (broken bone)
71 Rupture/tear, e.g., tendon, cartilage (for hernia,
use code 92)
72 Gunshot/knife wounds
74 Animal/snake/insect bite
75 Dental related
80 Amputation
90 FATALLY INJURED
91 Foreign object in eye
92 Hernia
93 Concussion/closed head injury
94 Nervous shock (injury related)
95 Internal injury
96 Loss of eye
97 Reaction from one-time external
exposure to chemicals, e.g., solvents, creosote.
98 Symptoms due to one-time exposure to loud
noise, e.g., an explosion
9A Symptoms due to one-time inhalation exposure to
airborne contamination that does not exceed a
single duty tour and without long term or
permanent consequences
9B Medical removal (under OSHA medical
surveillance requirements)
99 All other injuries
LOCATION OF INJURY CODES
1 Arm or hand:
A - upper arm
B - elbow
C - lower arm
D - wrist
E - hand (general)
F - thumb/fingers
G - finger/thumb nail(s)
5 Head or face:
A - eye
G - eye area (not eyeball), e.g., eye lid
B - ear and surrounding area
C - nose
D - mouth/teeth
E - skull/scalp
F - neck/throat
H - jaw/chin
I - cheek
J - forehead
K - intracranial
FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports
APPENDIX E - Continued
Appendix E - 2 Injury and Illness Codes
3 Leg or foot:
A - upper leg
B - knee
C - lower leg
D - ankle
E - heel
F - toes
G - foot (general)
6 Torso:
A - spine/spinal cord
B - upper back
C - lower back
D - shoulder (includes rotator cuff)
E - collar bone
F - ribs/sternum
G - internal injuries
H- external injuries - other
I - hips/buttocks/pelvis
J - genitalia/groin area
K - abdomen
L - chest
8 Injuries to multiple body 9 Other body parts
parts of relatively
equal severity
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CODES
Occupational Skin Diseases or Disorders
1101 Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)
1102 Eczema - inflammation of the skin characterized by the formation of vesicles (blisters) which may be
either acute or chronic
1103 Rash caused by primary irritants and sensitizers or poisonous plants
1104 Oil acne - sometimes known as oil folliculitis, it is an inflammation of the hair follicles caused by
depositing of oil into them, resulting in inflammation, swelling, redness and pus formation
1105 Chrome ulcers - pitted sores of the skin that are slow or resistant to healing, caused by exposure to
chromium salts
1107 Other occupational skin diseases or disorders