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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 772
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO FERTILIZERDX: HIVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/53YOM YESTERDAY WAS MULCHING AND GRASS OR MULCH GOT INT O EYE. THEN GRANDDAUGHTER POKED HIM IN THE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED HITTING HEAD ON MULCH YESTERDAY; FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE PLAYING, PIECE OF MULCH OR STICK STUCK LEG;LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED FELL ONTO MULCH AT NEIGHBOR'S, ARM TUCKED INTO BODY; EL BOW FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT SPREADING MULCH IN HIS YARD LAST THURSDAY COMPLAINING OF LEFT HIP PA IN STRAINED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT HAD ARM CAST REMOVED YESTERDAY, TODAY SLIPPED ON MULCH AT HOME AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT FELL IN MULCH AT SCHOOL SEVERAL DAYS AGO; HAND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 5 YO M PLAYING WITH MULCH AT DAYCARE, GOT INTO EYES. DX ORNEAL ABRASIO NS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT PUSHED DOWN ON MULCH AT SCHOOL, INVERTED ANKLE; ANKLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| LT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND-STEPPED ON A WOOD CHIP-AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers, Footwear |
| PATIENT WITH RASH AND SORES ON FEET DUE TO MULCH GETTING INTO SHOE 3 DA YS AGO, SPLINTERS IN TOE, PAINFUL TO WALK; SKIN RASH WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON WOOD CHIPS/ LAC RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| ALLERGIC REACITON; EXPOSED TO FUMES OF FERTILIZER AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT FELL ONTO MULCH WHEN HE FELL AT SCHOOL. DX FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT FELL 3 FT ONTO MULCH AT PLAYGROUND, ALSO RAN INTO WALL; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT GOT MULCH IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| FELL HEAD FIRST INTO MULCH WHILE WALKING, BIG PIECE STUCK IN HIS EYE, C ORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT WITH RASH ON BUTTOCKS AFTER SITTING IN MULCH WHEN PLAYING; ALLE RGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN-RUNNING-FELL IN WOOD CHIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers, Swings or swing sets |
| PATIENT FELL ON MULCH WHILE RUNNING AT SCHOOL, OR FELL OFF SWING; ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH MULCH OUTSIDE AT SCHOOL, MULCH GOT INTO EYE; CORNE AL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-LIFTED 46# BAG OF FERTILIZER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 30 YO F LIFTING BAG OF FERTILIZER INJURED BACK STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT FELL ON MULCH OR WOOD CHIPS WHEN RUNNING AT SCHOOL INJURING KNE E; TRAUMATIC EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| PT WAS FOUND W/BAG OF *** W/SOME ON HANDS & FACE.DX: POSS INGESTION ** * R OM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** GROWING PLANT CHEMICALS POISONING S POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT STATES HE SLIPPED ON WET MULCH IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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