Specific cause | Explanation |
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Trip/fall using static fitness equipment | Any trip or fall when using non-motorised equipment (e.g. Swiss ball) |
Trip/fall using motorised/cardiovascular equipment | Any trip or fall when using motorised equipment (e.g. treadmill) |
Trip/fall throughout facility (including group exercise) | Any trip or fall when not using equipment (e.g. during aerobics class) |
Trip/fall in change rooms | Any trip or fall that occurred in the change rooms (e.g. slip in shower) |
Awkward landing or twist during exercise | Any mention of awkward landing or twist when exercising (e.g. rolled ankle in aerobics class) |
Caught in equipment | Incidents where body parts have been caught in machines or equipment (e.g. finger in treadmill belt) |
Crushed by falling/dropped weights | Dropping of heavy weights or objects onto body parts (e.g. dropped barbell) |
Crushed between weights/objects | Body parts that have been crushed between heavy weights or objects (e.g. when placing plate weights on equipment) |
Hit/contact with equipment/wall | Any case where individual has made contact with the wall or equipment (e.g. missed boxing bag and hit wall) |
Hit/contact with other person or self | Any case where there has been contact with another or themselves resulting in injury (e.g. martial arts class and kicked by other participant) |
Crushed beneath equipment (other than weights) | Any case where a body part has been crushed beneath equipment (e.g. equipment moved and landed on foot) |
Equipment malfunction/break | Snapped cables, equipment has fallen apart or dislodged, or equipment has not worked as designed |
Moving equipment | Any injury that occurred when moving equipment (e.g. injured back when moving treadmill) |
Overexertion/strenuous/unnatural movement | Any mention of a sprain or strain, they felt something give way or ‘pop’ |
Working/fitness instructor/demonstrator | Any mention of injury occurring during work at fitness facility (e.g. class instructor fell from stage) |
Assault | Any intentional injury caused by another |
Foreign body | Any mention of foreign body in body cavity (e.g. rust from dumbbell in eye) |
Poisoning/allergy | Any mention of individual attending a fitness facility and developing allergic reaction (e.g. used a piece of equipment and broke out in hives) |
Exact cause unknown | Injury is known to have occurred at a fitness facility but exact cause not stated |