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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| INJURED BACK DOING CARPET INSTALLATION UNABLE TO STAND STRAIGHT PAIN RA DIATES DOWN R RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LOW BACK PAIN SINCE SUNDAY, WAS ON HANDS AND KNEES FOR LONG PERIOD OF T IME LAYING CARPET/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| STATES SHE WAS LAYING CARPET AND HURT HER BACK DX LOWER TRUNK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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