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D. Nature of Injury/Disease ClassificationC. WOUNDS, LACERATIONS, AMPUTATIONS AND INTERNAL ORGANDAMAGE (continued)149 Laceration or open wound not involving traumatic amputationNotes:If the wound involves damage to any important underlying structure (such asmuscle, tendon, blood vessel or bone), this category should NOT be used. Instead,select the category that is appropriate for damage to the relevant structure.Includes:! Avulsion of fingernail! Cuts, punctures! Dog bites! Human bites! Non-venomous snake bite! Penetrating wound of the eye! Serious wounds containing glass, metal or other foreign bodyExcludes:! Chafing (code to 742)! Friction burn or blister (code to 175)! Hypodermic and other syringe wound (code to 154)! Laceration involving a major blood vessel (code to 145)! Laceration involving a severed nerve (code to 188)! Laceration involving muscle or tendon (code to 222, 223 or 228)! Lancet wound (code to 154)! Needle-stick puncture (code to 154)! Non-venomous spider/insect bite or sting (code to 159)! Scalpel wound (code to 154)! Venomous spider/insect bite or sting (code to 302)154 Medical sharp/needle-stick punctureNotes:The bodily location code should identify the area of the body that is involved, ratherthan just being identified as ‘skin’.Includes:! Hypodermic and other syringe wound! Lancet wound! Scalpel wound38 National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
D. Nature of Injury/Disease ClassificationC. WOUNDS, LACERATIONS, AMPUTATIONS AND INTERNAL ORGANDAMAGE (continued)159 Superficial injuryNotes:This category is intended to cover MINOR injuries to the skin.Includes:! Abrasion! Bite of non-venomous spider or insect! Splinter or other superficial foreign body except in the eyeExcludes:! Chafing (code to 742)! Foreign body in eye (code to 301)! Friction burn or blister (code to 175)! Hypodermic and other syringe wound (code to 154)! Lancet wound (code to 154)! Needle-stick puncture (code to 154)! Scalpel wound (code to 154)! Scratch injury from a foreign body in the eye (code to 301)! Venomous spider/insect bite or sting (code to 302)! Welder’s flash (code to 764)169 Contusion, bruising and superficial crushingNotes:This category is not intended to cover SERIOUS crush injuriesIncludes:! Bruises, haematomas! Epistaxis (blood nose) (traumatic)! Hyphaema! Sub-conjunctival haemorrhage (traumatic)! Sub-ungual haematomaExcludes:! Serious crush injuries to the head, body or limbs (code to fracture, internalinjuries or nerve damage where applicable)Type of Occurrence Classification System 3 rd Edition 39
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