Accidents - Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 894
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	101
16-25 years old:	170
26-50 years old:	356
50+ years old:	266

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	255	Face:	166
Upper Trunk:	154	All Of Body:	146
Foot:	70	25 - 50% Body:	70
Ankle:	15	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WORKING IN HER GARDEN AND TRIPPED OVER SOME MULCH AND SUSTAINED AN A NKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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
ALLERGIC REACTION TO LAWN CHEMICALS-DEVELOPED GENERALIZED BODY RASH-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
77YOM WHILE IN HIS YARD PLACING FERTILIZER AROUND YARD,SLIPPED AND FELL RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
GOT LIME/CEMENT MIXTURE IN EYES/ CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 32 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
PT FOUND IN DITCH BY BUCKET OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA/ CHEMICAL BURN TO 50% OF BODY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Bags
PATIENT HURT WHEN LIFTED BAG OF FERTILIZER AT HOME DX: CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
GOT LYME IN EYES AND SUSTAINED CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
61 YO M ANGIOEDEMA TO FACE DEVELOPED SWELLING AFTER SPREADING*** FERTIL IZER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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, Foods
DERMATITIS FACE - 11 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER HANDLING HOT PEPPERS AND MIRACLE GROW WHEN OUT IN HER GARDEN - BURNING SENSATION ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WITH RASH AFTER PUTTING "GRASS TREATMENT" ON HER LAWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 SPREAD SCOTTS TURF BUILDER WEED CONTROL FERTILIZER ON GRASS AND HAS EYE PX. DX: BILAT CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Pesticides
17 YOM INHALED TOXIC FUMES WITH PLANT FERTILIZER "MIRACLE GROW" MIXED W ITH A PESTICIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Pesticides
41 YOM INHALED TOXIC FUMES WHEN PLANT FERTILIZER "M***" MIXED WITH A PE STICIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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, Pesticides
12 YOF INHALED TOXIC FUMES WHEN A PLANT FERTILIZER "MIRACLE GROW" MIXED WITH A PESTICIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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, Pesticides
44 YOF INHALED TOXIC FUMES WHEN A PLANT FERTILIZER "***" MIXEDWITH A PE STICIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 37 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 and other chemicals for outdoor use, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT FERTILIZERING PLANTS AT HOME WHEN SOME OF IT BLEW IN HIS EYES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
WAS SPRAYING CHEMICALS IN GARDEN AND SUSTAINED A CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Basketball
16 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A BASKETBALL THAT WAS ON A LAWN AND BEGAN TO DE VELOP WELTS ON ARMS, CHEST. LAWN RECENTLY TX'D WITH CHEMICAL LAWN TX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
TRAIL WALK/PICNIC,FISHED AT POND X5 DAYS,GRASS TREATED W/CHEMICALS X2 W KS,RASH W/SWELLING ON FACE X3 DAYS;CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO POISON IVY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
TRAIL WALK/PICNIC,FISHED AT POND X5 DAYS,GRASS TREATED W/CHEMICALS X2 W KS,RASH W/SWELLING ON FACE X3 DAYS;CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO POISON IVY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
TRAIL WALK/PICNIC,FISHED AT POND X5 DAYS,GRASS TREATED W/CHEMICALS X2 W KS,RASH W/SWELLING ON FACE X3 DAYS;CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO POISP IVY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WALKING BAREFOOT OVER WOOD MULCH AND A PIECE OF THE MULCH WENT INTO RIGHT FOOT FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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 STATES HAVING TROUBLE SWALLOWING, STATES "THEY WERE SPRAYING IN A FIELD" ? ALLERGIC, DX; ACUTE VIRAL SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WAS PUTTING LIME DOWN IN A HORSE STALL AND IT SPRAYED PT IN RIGHT EY E SUSTAINING CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS OF RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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