Specific Location Where Injury Occurred - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Specific Location Where Injury Occurred’

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NFIRS Coding

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Specific Location Where Injury Occurred’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:

Common Examples of Specific Location Where Injury Occurred

More commonly used values for Specific Location Where Injury Occurred…

Specific Location Where Injury Occurred	Code
On Roof	23
On Ground Ladder	25
Specific Location - Other	00
Undetermined	UU

All values for Specific Location Where Injury Occurred

Specific Location Where Injury Occurred	Code
Outside At Grade	22
On Roof	23
On Aerial Ladder or In Basket	24
On Ground Ladder	25
On Vertical Surface or Ledge	26
On Fire Escape or Outside Stairway	27
On Steep Grade	28
In Open Pit	31
In Ditch or Trench	32
In Quarry or Mine	33
In Ravine	34
In Well	35
In Water	36
In Attic or Other Confined Structural Space	45
In Structure, Excluding Attic, Roof, or Wall	49
In Tunnel	53
In Sewer	54
In Motor Vehicle	61
In Rail Vehicle	63
In Boat, Ship, or Barge	64
In Aircraft	65
Specific Location - Other	00
Undetermined	UU

Transactions containing ‘Specific Location Where Injury Occurred’

A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.

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Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Optional
Expected Length	2
Element Type	Coded Field - The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted.

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