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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,032
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT WAS MOPPING, SLIPPED AND FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX-CONTUSION SCA,P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A BROOM AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FELL ON PLASTIC BROOM TIP AT HOME INJURING FINGER. DX; LACERATION FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON METAL BROOM. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS STRUCK ON LT HAND WITH BROOM STICK DX: RT 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOREARM AFTER GETTING CUT WITH A MOP HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A BROOM HANDLE BY GIRLFRIEND. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK MOPPING FLOOR @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON JUST MOPPED FLOOR. DX: CONCUSSION, HEAD/CHEST/BACK CONT, THORACIC SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE MOPPING FLOOR @ HOME DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT BEGAN HAVING LOW BACK PAIN, DID NOT FALL, JUST TWISTING IN A NORMAL MOTION FOR SWEEPING. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT BY BROOM CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS SWEEPING WHEN SHE HAS WRIST PAIN. D: WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT C/O WAS MOPPING AND HURT LOWER BACK. DX ACUTE MYOFASICAL STRAIN LUMB AR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAND CRAMPED UP WHILE MOPING FLOOR AT HOME TODAY DX// MUSCLE SPASM RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM BROKEN MOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| WOOD BBQ BRUSH FELL ON HEAD, DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 17 YO MALE HIT RIGHT HAND ON BROOM HANDLE LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BRUISED KNEE WHEN MOPPING FLOOR AND SLIPPED ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT PLAY FIGHTING WITH BROTHER WHEN HIT ON HEAD WITH METAL END OF M OP HANDLE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN FACE WITH A PLASTIC BROOM. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FELT A POP WHEN SWEEPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOPPING FLOOR AND FELL TO FLOOR ON A WET SPOT. LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| CW PAIN SINCE BENDING DOWN TO MOP THE FLR " MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| C/O PT STATES WAS SWEEPING THE FLOOR AND PASSED OUT DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT BY MOP HANDLE CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON BROKEN BROOMSTICK WHILE GARDENING AT HOME DX/ LAC LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Tables |
| PT FELL WHILE MOPPING AND HIT CHEST ON CORNER OF TABLE. D:STERNAL CONTU SION, CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL YESTERDAY MOPPING FLOOR.DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, L HIP/FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PLAYING BROOM HOCKEY AND BROOM HIT WRIST AT HOME CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT CUT HAND A METAL BROOM, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 16 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: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO FACE BY THROWN BROOM STICK ' LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD W/BROOM HANDLE BY SISTER, LACERATION EAR, CONTUSION PERIOCU LAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| P/W FACIAL RASH S/P CLEANING A BRUSH " CONTACT DERMATITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| DIFFUSE BODY RED RASH S/P USING CLEANING BRUSH " ALLERGIC DERMATITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING WITH A BROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| STRUCK IN MOUTH WITH MOP HANDLE DX MOUTH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SPONGE LODGED IN VAGINA REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY FROM VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 19 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LOW BACK PAIN WHILE SWEEPING LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 17 YO M CONTUSION TO HAND HIT THE WALL WHILE MOPPING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN MOPPING AND SWEEPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN GRABBING A MOP HANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PREG, FELL TODAY WHILE SWEEPING, ?MECH "ABD PAIN" TR TO L&D" |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS SWEEPONG AND THE HANDLE OF THE BROOM BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT C/O FINGER PAIN, CUT FINGER ON METAL PART OF MOP. DX-LACERATION FINGER WITH SKIN INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A BROOM IN THE HIP. DX: PAIN TO LEFT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SLIPPED WHILE MOPPING AT HOME LT THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| LBP AFTER SWEEPING FLOOR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-HIT W/A METAL BROOM IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Other toys |
| 16 YOM RECEIVED CONTUSION TO R HAND PLAYING BROOM BALL @ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT DX RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION - CUT FINGER W/A BROKEN BROOM WHILE SWEEPING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 20 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CUT HAND ON A METAL BROOM HANDLE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Football |
| 24 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH BROOM TODAY AND FELT FINE BUT PLAYED FOOTBALL TONIGHT - CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS MOPPING FLOOR. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT PUTTING AWAY CHRISTMAS TREE AND SWEEPING WHEN FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE. D:EYE FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT BROTHER HIT PT WITH A BROOM STICK DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|