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Smart Codes

ARS utilizes a standard classification system issued by the US Department of Labor in order to capture details on the types of injuries, accident causes, and body parts injured.  The coding of each occupational injury/illness within ARS is dependent upon the description provided by the individual reporting the accident, as well as, the codes selected by the individual entering the information. 

In order to review a table of all codes and descriptions within each classification category, click the corresponding show button.

Nature of Injury (Code - Description)show

Nature of Injury codes "identify the physical characteristic(s) of the work related injury or illness".

Body Parts (Code - Description)show

Body Part codes "identify the part of the body directly affected by the nature of injury or illness".

Source of Injury (Code - Description)show

Source of Injury codes "identify the objects, substances, equipment, and other factors that were responsible for the injury or illness". 

Accident Type (Code - Description)show

Accident Type codes "describes the manner in which the injury or illness was produced or inflicted by the source of the injury or illness". 

See the Injury Detail page (Call Center) and the Detail page (Injury/Illness) of this manual to review how the above codes are inputted.

Agency (Code - Department)show

Agency smart codes are used to identify an agency when determining where an accident occurred and where an injured employee regularly works.

See the Injured page and the Location page (Call Center) to view where these codes are applicable.