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Table 1. WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Fracture | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Breaking of a bone, cartilage, etc. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Chronic joint or muscle condition | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Arthritis | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Disorders of the joints | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Disorders of the spinal vertebrae and inervertebral discs | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Disorders of muscle, tendons and other soft tissues (e.g. Occupational Overuse Syndrome and Repetitive Strain Injury if this is the only description given) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Acquired musculoskeletal deformities (e.g. flat feet, mallet finger, hammer toe) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Sprain/strain | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Acute trauma sprains and strains | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Sprains and strains of cartilage | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Dislocations | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Cut/open wound | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Open wound not involving traumatic amputation (e.g. broken tooth, cuts, punctures, dog bites, tearing away of fingernail, serious wounds containing glass, metal or other foreign body) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Crushing injury/internal organ damage | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Internal injury of chest, abdomen and pelvis | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Injury with intact skin surface and crushing injury (e.g. bruises, haematomas) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Superficial injury - covers minor injuries such as: | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Needle stick puncture | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Abrasions, grazes, friction burns or blisters | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Scratch injury from a foreign body in eye | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Splinter or other foreign body in places other than eye | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Stress or other mental condition | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Stress | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Anxiety | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Depression | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Nervous breakdown | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Effects of witnessing traumatic events | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Effects of involvement in a hold-up | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Victim of harassment | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Hyperventilation (hysterical, psychogenic) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Hysterical symptoms | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Phobias | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Obsessional and compulsive symptoms | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Short term shock | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Amputation | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Traumatic amputation including loss of eyeball | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Burns | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Electrical burns, chemical burns, cold burns, hot burns, friction burns, combination burn or burns not elsewhere classified | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Other | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Responses that could not be included into one of the categories above such as asthma, cancer, concussion or heart attack | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Table 2. HOW WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS OCCURRED |
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Lifting, pushing, pulling, bending | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Single or multiple events | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Lifting or carrying resulting in stress fractures | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Repetitive movement, high muscle loading | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Muscular stress while handling objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Single or multiple events | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Pushing or pulling objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Throwing or pressing objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Stress fractures from handling objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Continually shovelling | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Climbing ladders causing upper and lower limb injuries | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Muscular stress with no objects being handled | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Bending down, reaching, turning and twisting movements where no objects are being handled | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Stress fractures without objects being handled (e.g. from running) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Continually twisting neck with no object being handled | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Repetitive movement with low muscle loading | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Occupational overuse and repetitive movement occurrences | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Prolonged standing, working in cramped or unchanging positions | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working in cramped or unchanging positions | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Prolonged standing causing varicose veins | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Vehicle accident | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Any accident or incident on a private road, farm, mine site or footpath involving a vehicle where the most serious injury is sustained as a result of that accident or injury | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | A vehicle catching on fire after the accident | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Any accident or incident in a factory, mine or car park involving a fall from a moving vehicle | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Hitting, being hit or cut by object or vehicle | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Hitting stationary objects or moving objects (e.g. cutting oneself while using a knife or other tool) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Rubbing and chafing from wearing footwear or clothes, using tools or handling objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being hit by falling objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being bitten by an animal | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being bitten by a snake | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being trapped by moving machinery or equipment or between stationary and moving objects | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Exposure to mechanical vibration (e.g. from chain saws) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being assaulted by a person or persons | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Fall on same level | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | All slips, trips, stumbles, steps and jumps, even if a fall does not follow | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Falls of short distances such as off a curb or into a gutter | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Falls up stairs | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Fall with no further description | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Fall from a height | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | A fall from ground level to below ground level | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Landing awkwardly after a jump from a height | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Falling off an animal | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | A fall down stairs etc. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Exposure to mental stress | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Exposure to a traumatic event | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Exposure to workplace or occupational violence (e.g. victim of assault or threatened assault by a person or persons, being a victim of or witnessing hold-ups etc.) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Being a victim of sexual, racial, or other verbal harassment | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Work pressure (e.g. mental stress arising from work responsibilities, conflict with peers, performance counselling) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Attempted suicide | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other mental stress factors | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Long term exposure to sound | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long term exposure to workshop or factory noise, sharp sudden sounds, or low frequency (subsonic pressure) sounds | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Contact with a chemical or substance | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Single contact with chemical or substance | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Immediate allergic reactions to a substance | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Splash with acid | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Caustic or corrosive substances in the eyes | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Contact dermatitis | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Swallowing chemical substances | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Exposure to smoke from a bush fire, chemical fire etc. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long term contact with chemicals or substances | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Acquired allergic reactions | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Slow poisoning, as with lead or other heavy metals | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long term inhalation of dust or fibres, as with asbestos fibres | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Exposure to cigarette smoke | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Insect and spider bites and stings | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Contact with poisonous parts of plant or marine life (e.g. blue ringed octopus, bluebottles, stone fish etc.) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other and unspecified contact with chemical or substance | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Other | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Those responses that could not be included into one of the categories above such as contact with hot food/drink/beverages, exposure to extreme weather, jumping on objects, struck by lightning or sunburn | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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