W24: Contact with lifting and transmission device(s), not elsewhere classified

The group of conditions classified under the ICD-10 code W24 includes injuries sustained from contact with lifting and transmission devices. This typically involves accidents with machinery used for moving, raising, or carrying heavy objects, such as elevators, cranes, forklifts, or conveyors, which are not classified under any other specific category. People working in industries involving the use of these machines are often at risk. Common presentations of these injuries include fractures, dislocations, sprains or strains, wounds, and occasionally more serious internal injuries, based on the nature and force of the accident. Progression can widely vary, depending mostly on the severity of the injury, the body part affected, and the promptness and appropriateness of medical care received. Any bodily system can be affected based on the site of injury, but often the musculoskeletal system bears the brunt.