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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,592
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| 17 Y/O MALE HURT HAND WHEN HIT HAND ON DRY WALL, THEN JACK LIFT FOR CAR FELL ON HAND AFTERWARD. DX: CONTUSION OF HAND. @ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 23 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: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 23 YOM CARRYING SHINGLES ON ROOF OF HIS HOME, FELL 6 FT FROM ROOF AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Furniture |
| TRANSIENT PARESTHESIA'S ENTIRE BODY,ETIOLOGY UNCLEAR:16YOM HELPING PUT UP DRYWALL,MOVING FURN.PT HAS COILS IN NECK(@ AGE 3)TINGLING/NUMB BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24YOM C/O RT HAND PAIN & SWELLING AFTER PUNCHING DRYWALL AT HOME DX - CLOSED RT 5TH METACARPAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 25 YO MALE STUCK IN LT KNEE WITH A PIECE OF DOG WIRE 4 DAYS AGO DX PUNC TURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 18Y/OM WAS ON BRICKS REPAIRING AT HOME AND FELL OFF THEM, INJURING HI S HHIP. DX HIP PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 22YOM ON HIS ROOF FIXING A WATER LEAK SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK ANKLE ON A DIRTY ROOF TILE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION THAT GOT UINFECTED CELLULITIS A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24 YO M WAS DOING BRICK WORK AT HOME WHEN BRICKS LANDED ON TOP OF HAND. DX; HAND CONTUSION, ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 19 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND WHILE REPAIRING A ROOF AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 22YOM INJ ARM WHILE ROOFING WHEN HE THREW A BUNDLE OF SHINGLES RT UPPER ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 23 YO M WORKING ON SOMEONE RESIDENCE WHEN A 18 FOOT PIECE OF WOOD FELLO N FOOT DX TOE NAIL AVULSON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 24YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING SIDING WHILE BUILDI NG A NEW HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT DOING ROOFING WORK AND PUNCTURED PALM OF HAND WITH A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 25 YOM INSTALLING SOMETHING IN ATTIC, HAD PIECE OF SHEET METAL AND LACE RATED LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 19 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 19 YO M REMODELLING AT HOME, GOT SHEETROCK IN EYES. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Containers |
| 25YOM C/O NECK PAIN AFTER MOVING A BOX OF SHINGLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CHEST CT-19YOM CUTTING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND FELL FORWARD INTO A PIECE OF THE WOOD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: 20YOM CARRYING SHINGLES UP A LADDER, PUT SHINGLES DOWN, PAIN LOW BACK, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A 22 YOF INJURED TOE ON A CEMENT BLOCK DURING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION. DX: LEFT TOE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 17YOM, ACC CUR ARM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SOME STEEL SIDING FROM A HOUSE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| L EYE IRRITATION 2ND TO F.B.: POSS CHEMICAL EXPOSURE DUE TO F.B. OF DRY WALL IN EYE; 25YOM HANGING DRY WALL, PIECE DUST FELL IN EYE,POSS F.B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 22YOM WAS CUTTING A WIRE AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX: 1 CM LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION S/P SUTURE REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Drills |
| 18YOM WAS DOING SOME PLASTERING WITH FRIEND,USING A DRILL HAD A PARTICLE GET INTO LT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 22 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: House repair or construction materials |
| ^BACK STRAIN: 22YOM UNLOADING SHINGLES FROM BACK OF DAD'S PICKUP TRUCK, ACCID. STEPPED OFF, TWISTED BACK, THORACIC PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 17YOM, C/O SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN AFTER WROKING INDOOR LAYING TILES >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 21 YOM REPORTS THAT A 2 X 4 BOARD FELL ON HIS HAND. CONTUSION, RIGHT HA ND. IN A BUILDING PROJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| ROOF JOIST FELL ON PT AND KNOCKED HIM DONW ON A BRICK PERIORBITAL LAC ERATION 22YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Scaffolding |
| 19YOM CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE - BOARD ABOUT 6' LONG X 11/2' WIDE FELL OFF SCAFFOLD HITTING HIM IN HEAD, HELPING BUILD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 19YOM GOT MORTAR IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 24 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 24YOM INJ LOW BACK LIFTING A BUNDLE OF SHINGLES DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 21 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: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| LOW BACK PAIN-STRAIN: 21YOM AFTER LIFTING 90# SHINGLES UP A LADDER, LOCATION NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 18YO M; PT WAS MOVING TRUSSES; PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK PAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 16 YOM C/O HAND PAINJ WORKING TODAY AT HOME BUNDLE OF SHINGLES FELL ON HIS HAND AND WRIST. DX-CONTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 17YO MALE HANGING SHEET ROCK AND NOW SHOULDER HURTS SHOULDER SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 24 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 24YOM LUMBAR STRAIN LAYING BRICKS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| ACUTE BACK STRAIN: 25YOM WORKING ON A ROOF LIFTING SOME SHINGLES, PULLING SENSATION BACK, CERVICAL THORACIC AREA, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 23YOM, CARRYING SHEETROCK, PULLED NECK, CERVICALGIA, MUSCLE SPASM BACK, BACK PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 24 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 24 YOM, STRAIN TO LOWER BACK, PT. HELPING BUILD SHED, FELL CARRYING PLY WOOD, TRIPPED, TOOK *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 22 YOM HIT HAND ON HOUSE REPLACING SIDING DX: L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24 YOM, PT SLIPPED ON A BRIDGE THEY WERE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER, PT GOT POKED BY SOME METAL ON R LOW LEG. DX: LACERATION TO R L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: 19YOM HANGING DRYWALL @ HOME, REACHING OVER HIS HEAD, FELT SUDDEN "POP" IN BACK, PAIN LOWER TO MID BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 17 YO M HIT WITH 2X4 IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL. DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24 YOM, CUTTING DRYWALL AT HOME, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24YOM WAS CARRYING SHINGLES TO A ROOF ON LADDER AND SLIPPED DX: BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 24 YOF, PICKED UP BUNDLE OF SHINGLES AT HOME, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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