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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,110
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT FOUND AT HOME INGESTING A MUSHROOM FROM THE YRAD THAT HAD BEEN TREAT ED WITH MIRACLE GROW PLANT FOOD- POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| FRONT YARD FERTILIZED YESTERDAY, CHILD PLAYED IN YARD TODAY, HAS RASH ON LEGS, ARMS, CHIN, POISON CONTROL NOTIFIED DX: ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| RASH ON LEGS-AFTER CRAWLING IN TREATED GRASS AT GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| 7 YR OLD MALE STEPPED ON SOEMTHING IN NEIGHBORS YARD. THINKS IT WAS MULCH OR BARK. HIS FOOT IS NOW SWOLLEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PATIENT WAS COOKING ANHYDROUS AMMONIA INTO ILLEGAL DRUGS. BURNED LARGE AREA.DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN OVER LOW AND UPPER BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| SQUIRTED FERTILIZER IN FACE BY ACCIDENT. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, RIGHT E YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT SPREADING MULCH, GOT PIECE IN RT EYE, ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT INJURED FINGER IN MULCH IN GARDEN, MINIMAL L SMALL FINGERNAIL AVULSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| 54 YO M BURN TO BACK FROM LIMECHEMICAL BURN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| BOTH EYES EXPOSED TO LIME YESTERDAY. LT STILL FEELS LIKE IT MAY BE SCRA TCHED@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT WAS MULCHING IN THE YARD & SOME FLEW UP INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/62YOWM STS HE GOT THE CHEMICAL LIME IN L EYE ABOUT 1 1/ 2 HR. AGO. WAS POWDERED LIME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| ALLERGIC REACTION W/ LOCALIZED FACIAL SWELLING-WORKING IN HIS YARD AROU ND LAWN CHEMICALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PATIENT PLAYED OUTSIDE AFTER LAWN WAS SPRAYED 2 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS RASH; CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| STR L FOOT/21YOWM C/O PAIN L FOOT AND ANKLE AFTER JUMPING 10' OFF TRUCK THIS AM INTO PILE OF MULCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Plastic bags |
| TRYING TO PICK UP A BAG OF COMPOST AND FELT SOMETHING POP, PIAN IN BACK AROUND TO RIBS. RIGHT RIB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| KNOCKED DOWN BY BOXER DOG, LANDED IN THE MULCH. LEFT KNEE AND THIGH ST RAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT. SPILLED ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ON THIGH AND CAUSED BURNING. DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| RUNNING OUTDOORS AT *** AND FELL ONTO MULCH ONTO HIS LEFT ELBOW. DX FRACTURE LEFT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PATIENT EXPOSED TO FERTILIZER PUT ON LAWN AT HOME WHEN PLAYING IN GRASS , ITCHING RASH WITH FACIAL SWELLING; CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 40 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 and other chemicals for outdoor use, Bags |
| 40 YOM CARRYING BAGS OF LIME FELL BAGS BROKE LIKE GOT INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Buckets or pails |
| PT DROPPED ABUCKET OF LIME & IT GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| TRIPPED OVER FROZEN HORSE MANURE AT HARDWARE STORE & FELL TO BUTT OCKS 1 WEEK AGO, HAS PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DX LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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