Rule 11:
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Usually, the whole of the Agency should be coded and not just the component part (like motor vehicle, as distinct from the steering wheel on a motor vehicle), except where the part can be readily identified as a separate object that alone was responsible for the accident.
Rule 12:
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Where Nature of Injury code 03330 is used (repetitive strain injury claims), the equipment or machinery that was used should be identified as the Agency.
Rule 13:
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In cases involving fastening, packing and packaging equipment, the Agency should be identified as the product fastened or contained in the package, where known.
If unknown, the Agency should be coded to the type of fastening equipment or container. Codes 431 to 439 cover a specific multitude of fasteners, packing and packaging equipment, from nails, screws, nuts and bolts, to bags, bundles and bales. Select the code that is most appropriate to the type of Agency responsible for the injury or illness.
Rule 14:
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Where injury results from objects or substances on the floor or ground, those objects or substances should be considered as being part of the floor if the accident involved a fall, trip, slip or step. The Agency should be coded to 'floor'.
However, where no fall, trip, slip or step has resulted in an injury, the object or substance itself should be coded as the Agency.