Fed Worker Injury, Illness and Employment Codes
Different types of injuries or illnesses, sources of injury and occupations are given an alphanumeric classification by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWPC). The chart below includes a list of those classifications.
Special Note to Injured Postal Workers: As a postal worker your occupation code consists of the characters "PS" plus the first four numbers of the appropriate occupation code.
If you are another type of injured Federal employee your code begin with the two letters of your pay plan (i.e., "GS", "GM", "WG", etc.) followed by the four numbers of your occupation series.
If you are a worker who performs services for the Federal government but does not have a job title which falls under the usual job classification systems, a list of "non-standard" occupation codes and titles is included in the list below. Each code begins with the characters "??" instead of the usual pay plan letters.
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INJURY/ILLNESS TYPE CODES |
INJURY/ILLNESS SOURCE CODES |
SOURCE CODES Cont. |
Non Standard OCCUPATION CODES |
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100 STRUCK |
0100 BUILDING OR WORKING AREA |
0600 DUST, MIST, VAPOR, ETC. |
013600 Peace Corps Volunteer |
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110 Struck by |
0110 Walking/working surface (floor, street, curbs, porches) |
0610 Dust (silica, coal, grain, cotton) |
008300 Non-Federal Law Enforcement Officer |
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111 Struck by falling object |
0120 Stairs, steps |
0620 Fibers |
002100 VISTA Volunteer |
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120 Struck against |
0130 Ladder |
0621 Asbestos |
024300 Job Corps Enrollee |
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200 FELL, SLIPPED, TRIPPED |
0140 Furniture, furnishings, office equipment |
0630 Gases |
030200 Mail Messenger |
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210 Fell on same level |
0150 Boiler, pressure vessel |
0631 Carbon monoxide |
350100 Contract Job Cleaner |
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220 Fell on different level |
0160 Equipment layout (ergonomic) |
0640 Mist, steam, vapor, fume |
062100 Student Nurse |
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230 Slipped, tripped (no fall) |
0170 Windows, doors |
0650 Particles (unidentified) |
046200 Forest Service Volunteer |
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300 CAUGHT |
0180 Electric, electricity |
0700 CHEMICAL, PLASTIC, ETC. |
134100 Volunteer Weather Observer |
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310 Caught on |
Z0200 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION |
0710 Chemical dry |
009900 State Maritime Academy Cadet |
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320 Caught in |
0210 Temperature extreme (indoor) |
0711 Corrosive |
009900 ROTC Cadet |
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330 Caught between |
0220 Weather (ice, rain, heat, etc.) |
0712 Toxic |
093000 Federal Juror |
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400 PUNCTURED, LACERATED |
0230 Fire, flame, smoke (not tobacco) |
0713 Explosive |
18100 Civil Air Patrol Volunteer |
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410 Punctured by |
0240 Noise |
0714 Flammable |
68500 Volunteer Hospital Worker |
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420 Cut by |
0250 Radiation |
0720 Chemical liquid |
024300 Youth Conservation Corps Volunteer |
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430 Stung by |
0260 Light |
0721 Corrosive |
47500 County Agent, Dept. of Agriculture |
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440 Bitten by |
0270 Ventilation |
0722 Toxic |
50600 Student Aide |
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500 CONTACT |
0271 Tobacco smoke |
0723 Explosive |
82500 Seaman |
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510 Contact with (motion of person) |
0280 Stress (emotional) |
0724 Flammable |
20400 Coast Guard Reserve Member |
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511 Rubbed, abraded |
0290 Confined space |
0730 Plastic |
024000 Coast Guard Auxiliary Member |
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520 Contact by (motion of object) |
0300 MACHINE OR TOOL |
0740 Water |
02300 National Park Service Collaborator |
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600 EXERTION |
0310 Hand tool (powered: saw, grinder, etc.) |
0750Medicine |
09900 College Work/Study Participant |
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510 Lifted, strained by (single action) |
0320 Hand tool (non-powered) |
0800 INANIMATE OBJECT |
006000 Chaplain |
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620 Stressed by (repeated action) |
0330 Mechanical power transmission apparatus |
0810 Box, barrel, container, etc. |
86300 State/Local Agriculture Inspector |
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700 EXPOSURE |
0340 Guard, shield (fixed, moveable, deadman) |
0820 Paper |
03000 Sports Clinic Performer |
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710 Inhalation |
0350Video Display Terminal |
0830 Metal item, mineral |
018800 Entertainer/Armed Forces |
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730 Absorption |
0360Pump, compressor, air pressure tool |
0831 Needle |
024300 Vocational Trainee |
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800 TRAVELING IN |
0370 Heating equipment |
0850 Scrap, trash |
046000 Forest Service Cooperator |
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999 UNCLASSIFIED OR INSUFFICIENT DATA |
0380 Welding equipment |
0860 Wood |
131600 Gage Reader, Corps of Engineers |
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0400 VEHICLE |
0870 Food |
470100 Maintenance Worker, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development |
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0410 Privately-owned vehicle (includes rental) |
0880 Personal clothing, apparel, shoes |
002600 National Park Service Volunteer |
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0411 As driver |
0900 ANIMATE OBJECT |
020400 National Defense Executive Reserve |
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0412 As passenger |
0910 Animal |
174000 National Teacher Corps Member |
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0420Government-owned vehicle |
0911 Bite (dog) |
061000 Contract Nurse |
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0421 As driver |
0912 Bite (other) |
060200 Contract Physician |
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0422 As passenger |
0913 Disease |
063000 Nutritional Aide, USDA |
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0430 Common carrier (airline, bus, etc.) |
0920 Plant |
174000 Reader for the Blind |
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0500 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
0930 Insect |
101600 Trust Employee, Smithsonian |
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0510 Earthmover (tractor, backhoe, etc.) |
0940 Human (violence) |
Institution |
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0520 Conveyor (for material and equipment) |
0950 Human (communicable disease) |
045700 Soil/Water Conservation District Employee |
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0530 Elevator, escalator, personnel hoist |
0960 Bacteria, virus (not human contact) |
024300 Youth/Adult Conservation Corps Enrollee |
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0540 Hoist, sling chain, jack (for material and equipment) |
1000 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
009900 Military Academy Cadet |
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1010 Protective clothing, shoes, glasses/goggles |
000600 Volunteer Trainee Probation Officer |
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1020 Respirator, mask |
000600 Urban Crime Prevention Program Volunteer |
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1021 Diving equipment |
034500 Congressional Staff Member |
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1030 Safety belt, harness |
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1040 Parachute |
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9999 UNCLASSIFIED OR INSUFFICIENT |
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This material was prepared by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), Employment Standards Administration, U. S. Department of Labor. It is meant to serve as a handbook for Federal agency personnel specialists, compensation specialists, and supervisors (the term "supervisor" is used generically to refer to individuals in all of these roles).