{"id":199,"date":"2015-05-15T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2015-05-15T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:10:50","slug":"objects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/objects\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause codes: Objects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An encounter with a physical structure, object, or projectile not covered previously in the flowchart.<\/p>\n<h4>CAUSE CODE EXPLANATIONS<\/h4>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Use code&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;if this is the cause<\/td>\n<td>Examples include these&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;but not these<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>0400 series<\/td>\n<td>Object<\/td>\n<td>An encounter with a physical structure, object, or projectile is the primary event that results in injury.(Coordinators should use one of the specific codes below, and avoid using the general 0400 code. If in doubt, contact a claims examiner.)<\/td>\n<td>Excludes incidents in which the structure, object or projectile is part of:<br \/>\n\u2022 vehicles (see <a title=\"Cause code: Vehicles and motorized equipment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/vehicles\/\">0600 series<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 tools (see <a title=\"Cause code: Machines and tools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/machines\/\">1700 series<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 machines (see <a title=\"Cause code: Machines and tools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/machines\/\">0200 series<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 motorized equipment (see <a title=\"Cause code: Vehicles and motorized equipment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/vehicles\/\">0300 series<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 needle or BBP-contaminated sharp (see <a title=\"Cause codes: Needlesticks and sharps injuries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/sharps\/\">0700 series<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0410<\/td>\n<td>Struck By or Against Door or Door Frame<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0420<\/td>\n<td>Struck By or Against Tree or Branches<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a name=\"0430\"><\/a>0430<\/td>\n<td>Struck by or against other object<\/td>\n<td>Objects being lifted, stationary objects, falling objects, fan blade, tool, sliver, knife blade (no BBP), athletic equipment or balls, pinched fingers between chairs\/ tables, banged arm between cart and wall, etc.<br \/>\n(This is a frequently used cause code.)<\/td>\n<td>Excludes: weapons or objects used as weapon (<a title=\"Cause codes: Other people-related\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/other\/\">0520<\/a>); syringe needles, or blades contaminated with potential BBP (<a title=\"Cause codes: Needlesticks and sharps injuries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/sharps\/\">0700 series<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0440<\/td>\n<td>Struck by projectile<\/td>\n<td>Cabinet corners, stepping on protruding objects (includes stepping on plant\/thorn with no allergic reaction)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0450<\/td>\n<td>Caught in, under or between<br \/>\n(The person\/ part of body is temporarily immobilized, stuck or caught in, under, or between objects)<\/td>\n<td>An object being handled, earth slide, collapsing building, large furniture.<\/td>\n<td>Excludes incidents involving machines (<a title=\"Cause code: Machines and tools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/machines\/\">0200 series<\/a>), motorized equipment (<a title=\"Cause code: Vehicles and motorized equipment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/vehicles\/\">0310 or 0311<\/a>), or vehicles (<a title=\"Cause code: Vehicles and motorized equipment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/vehicles\/\">0600 series<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An encounter with a physical structure, object, or projectile not covered previously in the flowchart. CAUSE CODE EXPLANATIONS Use code&#8230; &#8230;if this is the cause Examples include these&#8230; &#8230;but not [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/38.184.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}