Accidents - Thermal or sound insulation materials - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,179
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	168
6-15 years old:	286
16-25 years old:	111
26-50 years old:	1,131
50+ years old:	481

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	823	Hand:	283
All Of Body:	253	Upper Trunk:	164
Upper Leg:	139	Finger:	111
Neck:	84	Lower Leg:	74
Lower Trunk:	69	Foot:	68
Unkown:	68	Internal:	16
Lower Arm:	16	Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Floors or flooring materials
11 YOM WAS WALKING ON INSULATION BOARD AND IT BROKE. HE FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 36 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
CONTUSION LT RIBS, R/O FRACTURE, STRUCK IN LT RIBS WITH A ROLL OF VINYL THAT FELL OFF DOLLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 26 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WITH EYE PAIN WHICH BEGAN AFTER DISTURBING INSULATION LOOKING FOR MO USE AT HOME. ALSO CHOPPED FOOD OVER WEEKEND. D:CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ACUTE EYE PAIN - 60 YOF HAS BEEN DEALING WITH *** AND DUST IN HER HOME, SINCE WEDNESDAY C/O FOREIGN BODY FEELING, EYE NOW RED, PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
F.B. (L&R) EYEBALLS, HUSBAND STS PT GOT SOME *** DEBRIS INTO HEREYEBALL S AT HOME VC/O BLURRED VISION, MODERATE PAIN, REDNESS, PHOTOPH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FB LEFT FOREARM.PT WAS CARRYING *** IN GARAGE AND SOME EMBEDDED IN FORE ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
LT CORNEAL AB-APPARENTLY WORKING W/ ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
20 M/O M INJURED UPPER LEGS WHEN PLAYING WITH INSULATION AT HOME. DX; ABRASION BOTH THIGHS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CUT LEG ON A METAL OR *** SHEET THAT HE WAS WALKING BY AT HOME; LOWER L EG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT GOT INSULATION IN EYE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WITH HAND PAIN AFTER MOVING *** INSULATION AT HOME 2 WEEKS AGO. ITCH ING; SPREADING UP ARMS. D: CONTACT DERMATITIS, IMPETIGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT.C/O CELLING MATERIAL POSSIBLE *** IN RT.EYE C/O RT.EYE WATERYW/FORIE GN BODY SENSATION. DX-IRRITANT CONIRM RT.EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
36 YO MALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH AFTER WORKING WITH SHEETROCK INSULATION ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 22 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
22 YO MALE HAS *** IN EYES BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ALLERGIC REACTION - 51 YOM WAS UP IN THE ATTIC PULLING INSULATION, WEAR ING MASK, BUT STARTED HAVING SOB, TROUBLE BREATHING, NOW FEELING BETTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
IRRITATION LT EYE 2ND TO * DUST, AT * CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE WO RKING ALL WEEK WITH ***, NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PATIENT WITH HIVES, HELD BY DAD WHO HAD *** INSULATION ON CLOTHING, HAD IMMUNIZATIONS 3 DAYS AGO; HIVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
13 YO BM - CONTACT DERMATITIS - GENERALIZED ITCHING OVER BODY FOR 4 DAY WAS WORKING WITH INSULATIION , BEGAN ITCHING AFTER THAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
* HIT PT'S . PT FELL HIT ** FX RIB FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 43 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
RT CORNEAL AB-IRRITATION SINCE HANGING *** INULATION-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Heaters or heating systems
MOTHER STATES INFANT ATE A SMALL AMT. OF BLOWN IN INSULATION FROM AROUN D THE HEATER. DX. INSULATION INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON *** INSULATION. DX-RIB CAGE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
*** IN ARMS AND HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT - MAY BE *** SPLINTER - X-RAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PATIENT GOT ASH IN HER RIGHT EYE, ASH HAD ASBESTOS IN IT, STILL HAS CON TACT IN EYE, LEFT ER, NO FURTHER INFO, NO RX. DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
[IECE OF *** STUCK UNDER SKIN FOR 2 DAYS INFECTION FINGER INFECTION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CUT HAND ON *** AT HOME LAC TO HAND LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
RT EYE FB-EXPOSED TO INSULATION MATERIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE AFTER WORKING W/ ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN AND ACID REFLUX. HARD TO BREATH. WORKED WITH INS ULLATION. D:ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHOLELITHIASIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
WORKING WITH *** INSULATION AT HOME, ONSET OF FOREIGN BODY SENSATION OF LEFT EYE AT 0800. DX IRRITANT CONJUNCTIVITIS LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FB RT 2ND FINGER.PT GOT *** IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls
SCRAPING ACOUSTICAL MATERIAL OFF CEILING, BAGGED MATERIAL ALSO DX: THROAT IRRITATION DUE TO CEILING ACOUSTICAL MATERIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT GOT *** IN HAND AND POSSIBLY IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
DYSPHAGIA-WORKING W/ INSULATION IN ATTIC-AT HOME-"BLOWING HIS NOSE"-GOT INSULATION IN MOUTH & THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 27 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
RT EYE FB-EITHER *** OR DUST IN EYE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 37 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
37 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASIONS. PT WAS IN THE ATTIC & GOT INSULATIO N IN HIS EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CUT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF ***. DEEP LAC 3 CM AT DISTAL LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 37 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT COMPLAINT OF EYE IRRITATION WORKING WITH INSULATION YESTERDAY, ACUT E L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
37 YO MALE WAS HIT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH ROOFING INSULATION CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 29 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: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ALLERGIC REACTION-POSSIBLY TO INSULATION IN ATTIC-AT HOME-GENERALIZED BODY ITCHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
BRONCHITIS SECONDARY TO *** EXPOSURE-NO MASK WORN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PATIENT HAD A PIECE OF *** IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT IN HIS ATTIC AT HOME WHEN HE GOT SOME *** INSULATION IN HIS FACE STA RTED WHEEZING ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT.USING SPRAY INSULATION AT HOME & GOT SOME ON HANDS,CAN'T GET OFF. DX ; IRRITATION HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ITCHING AND BURNING HANDS AFTER USING INSULATING FOAM SEALER WITHOUT WE ARING GLOVES/ ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	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: Thermal or sound insulation materials
2 R CORNEAL ABRAS/33YOF C/O SORE EYE. GOT SOMETHING IN R EYE AT HOME. N EVER WASHED OUT EYE.WAS MOVING INSULATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Mobile/manufactured homes
DX:CORNEAL ABRASION. L EYE. WORKING ON INSULATION IN MOBILE HOME WHEN S OME GOT INTO HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
DX;CELLULITIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER WORKING WITH ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Air conditioners
ITCHY RASH ON FACE, BACK & LEGS- PT. WAS PLAYING WITH *** FROM AN OLD C OOLER/ AIR CONDITIONER. DX: HIVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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