Mechanisms of Harm

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Summary

This code represents the mechanism or action that caused the injury.

Note: These codes are used in the Mechanism of Harm Code pick list on the Injured Person Injuries - Details tab.

New Zealand only

This entity contains the codes that you must use for the ACCPP Claims Data file.

Add a record for each of the following Mechanism of Injury Codes (Mechanisms of Harm).

Important: These codes were current at the time of publishing, but clients are responsible for maintaining them.

These codes are available from the following websites:


Code	Mechanism Description
A. Falls, trips or slips of a person
01	Falls from a height
02	Falls on the same level, slips, trips, stumbles
03	Stepping, kneeling or sitting on objects
B. Hitting objects with part of the body
11	Hitting stationary objects
12	Hitting moving objects
13	Rubbing and chafing
C. Being hit by moving objects
21	Being hit by falling objects
211	Slides or cave ins, excavation collapse
219	Being hit by other falling objects
22	Being bitten or stung by an animal, insect or spider
23	Being hit or struck by an animal, insect or spider
24	Being hit, struck or bitten by a person
25	Being trapped by moving machinery
26	Being trapped between stationary and moving objects
27	Exposure to mechanical vibration
29	Being hit by moving objects (not elsewhere classified)
D. Sound or pressure
31	Exposure to a single, sudden sound or noise
32	Long term exposure to sounds or noise
39	Other variations in pressure, altitude sickness, the “bends”
E. Body stressing
41	Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down objects
42	Muscular stress while handling objects, other than lifting, carrying or putting down objects
43	Muscular stress with no objects being handled
44	Muscular stress from repetitive movement with low muscle loading, occupational overuse
F. Heat radiation or energy
51	Contact with hot objects
52	Contact with cold objects
53	Exposure to environmental heat
54	Exposure to environmental cold
55	Exposure to non-ionising radiation
56	Exposure to ionising radiation
57	Contact with electricity
G. Chemicals or other substances
61	Single contact with chemical or substance
611	Single contact with chemical or substance (Breathing or inhalation)
612	Single contact with chemical or substance (Swallowing or ingestion)
613	Single contact with chemical or substance (Contact with skin, absorption)
614	Single contact with chemical or substance (Multiple chemical mechanisms)
619	Single contact with chemical or substance (Other mechanisms)
62	Multiple or short term contact with chemical substances
63	Insect or spider bites
69	Other and unspecified contact with chemical or substance
H. Biological factors
71	Contact with, or exposure to, biological factors
I. Mental stress
81	Exposure to mental stress factors
J. Other and unspecified mechanisms of injury
91	Slide or cave in
92	Being hit by vehicles, motor vehicle accidents
93	Other and multiple mechanisms of injury
99	Unspecified mechanism of injury

Importing

Clients can use PayGlobal Synchronisation to import the Mechanisms of Harm codes into the PayGlobal database. If you require help with PayGlobal Synchronisation, then you should request consultant assistance.