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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,199
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT HAS ARM PX FROM STEAM CLEANER. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| STRAIN BILAT ARMS; USING STEAM CARPET CLEANER RECENTLY. WAS RESTING WHE N PAIN BEGAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 42 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| 42 YO TRIPPED OVER CARPET SHAMPOO MACHINE LANDED ON BACK CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT USING A RUG SHAMPOOER AT HOME AND DROPPED THE WASTE CONTAINER ONTO R IGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| RAN INTO CARPET SHAMPOOER DX FX 5TH TOE RT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| LACERATION RIGHT EAR-FELL N CARPET CLEANER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| 32 YOM CAUGHT TOE ON CARPET SHAMPOOER CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT WALKING IN HALLWAY AT HOME WHEN ACCIDENTALLY KICKED RUG SHAMPOOER SH E HAD LEFT THERE. D: TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| 30 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET CLEANER INJ FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| 53YFC C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING A CARPET SHAMPOOER/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| 37 YOF STRAINS LOW BACK LIFTING RUG SHAMPOOER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| BACK STRAIN; PAIN NOTED AFTER SHAMPOOING MOTHER'S CARPETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rug shampooers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER STEAM CLEANER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| WHILE SHAMPOOING CARPET LEFT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| CARPET STEAMER HIT HER HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| USING STEAMER & OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE. BILATERAL CONJUNCTIVITIS AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| STEAM FROM STEAM CLEANER BURNED FOREHEAD. THERMAL INJURY (STEAM BURN) R T SIDE FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT PICKED UP A RUG SHAMPOOER THAT WEIGHED 100 LBS C/O LOWER BACK PAIN L UMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE FINGER BY STEAM FROM A SSTEAM CLEANER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT JAMMED TOE ON CARPET STEAM CLEANER AT HOME TONIGHT. D: 4TH TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rug shampooers |
| PT STEPPED ON A STEAM CLEANER AT HOME AND STRAINED LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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