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Accidents - Thermal or sound insulation materials - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,676
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:880Lower Trunk:280
All Of Body:233Upper Trunk:203
Lower Arm:158Hand:158
Finger:143Face:99
Internal:83Upper Leg:76
Shoulder:75Elbow:68
Lower Leg:66Ear:66
Neck:59Upper Arm:15
Mouth:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
ATTIC INSULATION CONTACTED EYE/CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FELL OUT OF BED ONTO FLOOR, CONFUSED DX ASA TOXICITY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/18/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, House repair or construction materials
FELL, STRADDLED ATTIC BEAM WHILE HANGING INSULATION AT HOME DX SCROTAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
BRONCHITIS: HIDING IN ATTIC, BREATHING IN INSULATION DUST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
GOT FB INTO EYE FROM *** " FB REMOVAL" " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Pipes
IRRITANT CONJUNCTIVITIS OS - GOT INSULATION IN EYE WHEN WRAPPING PIPES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CORNEAL ABRASION - 30 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AND REDNESS AFTER CLEANING IN ATTIC, THINKS MAYBE GOT SOME *** IN HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WORKING AT HOME WITH *** INSULATION GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FOAM INSULATION HARDENED AND STUCK ON FINGER DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ladders
BACK PAIN: LIFTING AND GOING UP LADDER, KNEELING DOWN PUTTING INSULATION IN ATTIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives with replaceable blades
2 CM L THUMB LACERATION, SUTURED: CUTTING *** INSULATION WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT L THUMB, LOCATION UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT UP IN HIS ATTIC HELPING HIS FATHER A FEW DAYS AGO AND GOT INSULATION ON ARMS AND DEVELOPED A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
35 YO MALE GOT *** IN EYE AT HOME F/B RIGHT EYE F/B RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FELL CARRYING SHEET ROCK CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FB SENSATION TO EYES AFTER CUTTING *** DX: FB BILAT EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
C/O BACK PAIN , WAS PLACING INSULATION AROUND WINDOW/ INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/31/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT GOT *** IN EYES WHILE INSULATING BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
GOT INSULATION INTO EYE DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Floors or flooring materials
5YMC FELL THROUGH INSULATION ON 2ND FLOOR UNFINISHED ROOM LANDING ON CONCRETE FLOOR C/O LOW BACK PAIN/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS HOUSE INSTALLING SOME INSULATION GOT SOME IN RIGH T EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT SUST *** TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
GOT INSULATION IN ELBOW DX ABCESS TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2005Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT AT HOMEIN ATTIC, INSULATION CAUGHT FIRE, PT UNABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE, INHALED SMOKE , UNKNOWN IF FD IN ATTENDANCE, C/O SOB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/30/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
*** PARTICLE TO BOTH EYES. CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CHOKING SPELL WHILE HANGING INSULATION,C/O DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAIN/ ESOPHAGEAL SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
FOREIGN BODY R UPPER EYELID-REMOVED: HOME BEING REMODELED, MOTHERTHINK S *** IN EYE, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Clothing
PT PLAYING W/ CLOTHES THAT WERE CONTAMINATED W/ ***, SWOLLEN EYES DX: F IERGLASS EXPOSURE TO EYES-NO ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
BOTH EYES RED AND WATERING. EXPOSED TO INSULATION . BILATERAL CONJUNC TIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
RASH TO BOTH SIDES OF TRUNK. CRAWLED OVER ***. LOCATION NOT STATED. CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT GOT PIECE OF INSULATION IN RT EYE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
INSULATION IN EYES 2DAYS AGO AT FRIENDS ALLERGIC DERMATITIS PERIORBIT AL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION - REACTION ON HAND S AND FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Swimming pools
PLAAYING IN *** SWIMMING POOL *** TO SKIN FIBERGLASS TO SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Air conditioners
PT AT HOME IN THE ATTIC TRYING TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT *** I NSULATION ON FOREARMS AND BORKE OUT IN A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WAS USING ***, RASH ON ARMS/ABD. " CONTACT DERMATITIS" " CONTACT DERMATITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
SLICING & CUTTING INSULATION OFF LARGE WIRE FOR TELEPHONE THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Golf
GOT *** SPLINTERS IN BOTH HANDS WHILE PLAYING MINI GOLF DX: BILAT. HAND FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LEFT EYE SWELLING - HAS BEEN WORKING ON OLD HOUSE WITH HORSEHAIR INSULTATION AND GOT SOME IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT WORKING IN HER ATTIC WHEN SHE GOT SOME INSULATION IN RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
C/O RASH ON FOREARM AFTER TOUCHING *** DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS / ALLERGI C REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE-WAS NAILING *** UP AND GOT SOME IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
GENERALIZED RASH PT EXPOSED TO *** INSULATION AT HOME RASH RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT IN CRAWL SPACE OF APARTMENT WHEN BIRD FLAPPED WINGS AND DUST CAME UP . POSSIBLE INHALATION OF ***. SWOLLEN UVULA. D: PHARYNGITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT STATES THAT HE GOT *** IN HIS EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
C/O EYES BURNING AND SWELLING SINCE YESTERDAY AFTER WORKING IN THE ATTI C. DX: BILAT MINOR CORNEALABRASION 2DEGREE *** IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CONTUSION SHOULDER AND ELBOW - 41 YOF C/O RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW PAIN AFTER CATCHING FOOT IN INSULATION AND FALLING ONTO RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2005Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, High chairs
OLDER BROTHER PUT A PIECE OF *** ONTO PT'S HIGHCHAIR PT PUT IN MOUTH DI D NOT SWALLOW. DX *** EXPOSURE F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT HAD INSULATION BLOWN INTO HER ATTIC 1.5 WEEKS AGO AND SOME GOT INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME. DX: INSULATION INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE/25YOM STS ON 3/6 WAS TEARING OUT OLD INSULATION & NOT WEARING MASK. INHALED INSULATION DUST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Bags
PT INJ LT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING BAGS OF INSULATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
GOT INSULATION IN EAR AND SUSTAINED A CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives with replaceable blades
CUTTING INSULATION AT HOME - CUT ON RAZOR KNIFE - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT CLEANING UP INSULATION AT HOME AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
CHANGING INSULATION AND GOT DUST IN EYE DX: F.B. RESOLVED / CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials
PT ATE SOME *** INSULATION AT HOME, PARENTS NOTED RASH ON FACE, *** ING ESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Floors or flooring materials
L LEG CONTUSION - FELL THROUGH INSULATION 8 FT ONTO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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