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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,132
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| JUMPED OFF OF MULCH AT SCHOOL SPRAIN R ANKLE 16YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 24 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 24YOM, WAS LAYING MULCH ON SATURDAY&BY SUNDAY DEVELOPED LBP >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 16 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 16 YOM INGESTION 2 CUPS FROM HOSE THINKING IT WAS WATER HOSE AT HOME, C/O CHEST PAIN, NAUSEA. DX-ACCIDENTAL INGESTION WATER WITH FERTILIZER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| BELTED DRIVER, REPORTS WAS EXTITING HIGHWAY, SLIDE ONTO WET ROAD&CRASHE D THE MV INTO A MULCH PILE, ?ABD, NO COMPLAINT>>MED EVAL S/P MVC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 22YOM, LIFTING WOOD CHIPS, MULCH IN YARD, STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| BELTED DRIVER, RAN OVER MULCH PILE&CRASHED THE MV INTO A TELEPHONE WIRE NO ABD,C/O>>LBP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| FOREARM RASH-AFTER EXPOSURE TO MULCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| ANOTHER CHILD THREW MULCH IN PTS EYES. DX TRAUMATIC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| LIFTING MULCH BAGS 2 DAS AGO; HURT LOWER BACK. PAIN/PARESTHESIA. DX: A CUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT STATES SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE THAT WAS COVERED W/MULCH AND TWISTED L ANKLE. DX. L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM SLIDING ON MULCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| C/O ANKLE PAIN&MILD SWELLING STATUS POST INVERSION INJUREY WHEN SLEEPED ONTO MULCH>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| LOW BACK PAINF ROM LAYING MULCH ALL DAY. DX BACK STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT HAS PIECE OF WOOD FROM MULCH BED IN HEEL OF FOOT; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT SLIPPED ON MULCH, TWISTED ANKLE, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT HAS H/O HEART SURGERY, HAS CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTE R LIFTING MULCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT WITH ALLERGIC REACTION, HIVES OVER BODY, TO MULCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WAS WALKING IN MULCH AND GRASS, HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PLAYING WITH CHILDREN IN MULCH, HURT ANKLE DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WAS PICKING UP MULCH FROM GROUND AND TWISTED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| SPRAIN RT ANKLE, SLIPPED ON WET MULCH AND TWISTED RT ANKLE AT LAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT. WAS OUTSIDE MULCHING AND FELL BACKWARDS - PT. HAD A SEIZURE ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT RUNNING THROUGH MULCH AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL. CONTUSION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| SELLING BAGS OF MULCH FROM SCHOOL, INJURED FINGER ON BAG OF MULCH FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| INJURED BACK LIFTING 25 LB BAG OF MULCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2001 | Age: 23 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/1999 | Age: 23 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1999 | Age: 23 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/1998 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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