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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,031
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Clothing |
| MOM STATES PT'S CLOTHES HAS *** ON THEM CAUSING RASH TO CHEST DX: ALLER GIC REACTION, DERMATITIS TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE *** INSULATION & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX : R EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WAS CLEANING GARAGE AND INSULATION GOT INTO EYE. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 28 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 |
| FELL FOUR DAYS AGO SLIPED ON *** SHEETING CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| INSULATING ATTIC, STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON A NAIL/ PW SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| REACHED UP INTO CEILING, HANDS CAUGHT IN *** DX: MULTI ABRASIONS DX: MULTI ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 35 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES - 35 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL EYE IRRITATION , REDNESS & DRAINAGE FOR 7RL HOURS AFTER DAY OF INSTALLING INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| LOW BACK PAIN-WHILE PULLING INSULATION OUT OF WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT BANGED RIGHT ELBOW ON SOME INSULATION ON WEDNESDAY NOW IT IS RED AN D SWOLLEN CELLULITIS ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| LIFTING INSULATION; SPRAIN TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
| CARRY PIECE OF ***, CUT LEG DX: LEG LAC & CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O RASH TO ARMS AND NECK AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO HOUS ING INSULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PUTTING UP INSULATION IN BASEMENT, C/O RASH ON ARMS & CHEST DX ALL RXN TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CHEST DERMATITIS-AFTER EXPOSURE TO INSULATION-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT WITH SORE THROAT X 2 DAYS. HAD EXPOSURE TO *** INSULATION. D:PHARYNG ITIS, *** INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| INJURY 1-PUSHED CEILING TILE UP LAST PM-*** FIBERS IN EYE-FB EYE-LOCATI ON UNKNOWN. #2 INJURY IN A.M.-COFFEE BURN-THIGH @FAST FOOD REST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| LACERATION TO SCALP FROM METAL STRIP UNDERPINNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WAS DISPOSING OF INSULATION AT HOME AND SCRATCHED EYE. DX: L LAT SCLERAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GOT *** IN EYE DX: L EYE FOREIGN BODY RESOLVED DX: L EYE FOREIGN BODY RESOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 53 YO MALE REMOVED INSULATION YESTERDAY CONTACT DERMATITIS FACE/NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT INGESTED A PIECE OF INSULATION.DX FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ACUTE RADICULOPATHY TO NECK/42YOM STS ON SAT. AT HOME, WAS PUTTING UP I NSULATION AND TWISTED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 26 YOM CORNEAL ABRASION FROM *** WHILE WORKING ON CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WAS PUTTING IN SOME LOOSE INSULATION WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOME IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT C/O *** DEBRIS GOT BLOWN INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS HELPING INSTALL *** INSULATION IN HER ATTIC WHEN SHE DEVELOPED A RASH TO BODY GENERALIZED RASH- CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE GOT *** INSULATION IN LEFTEYE WHE N WORKING ON HER HOUSE YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Cosmetics |
| PT W/ RECENT *** EXPOSURE, C/O RASH TO ARMS, PUT LOTION IN RASH AND NOW RASH RED,FLAKEY, ITCHY DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WORKING WITH FATHER IN HOUSE LAYING INSULATION, BROKE OUT IN RASH ON FOREARM, CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 28 YOM GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HAD *** IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK ALSO W AS LOADING METAL BEAMS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| 23 YO MALE WAS PULLING *** IN CEILING TODAY AT HOME LEFT CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS IN CRAWL SPACE WITH INSULATION AND THROAT BEGAN TO SWELL SOB , ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PATIENT WAS NAUSEATED AND BROKEN OUT IN A RASH. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PIECE OF *** IN HAND FB HAND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GOT HANDS IN INSULATION MONDAY & RUBBED EYES, REDNESS MONDAY/SWELLING Y EST, EYE ALMOST SWOLLEN SHUT, INFECTION-SKIN AROUND EYE D-CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Eyeglasses |
| 44 YO MALE HAD A PIECE OF *** FALL BETWEEN GLASSES AND EYE RIGHT CORNEA L ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| RASH ON ARM 3-5 DAYS. EXPOSED TO INSULATION. DX: IMPETAGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 45 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WORKING WITH *** PIPE INSULATION IN CRAWL SPACE, TO ER WITH RASH TO CHEST, DX ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CHILD WAS PLAYING IN TRASH THAT HAD *** INSULATION . RASH OVERALL OF BODY. ACUTER ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YMC WORKING WITH INSULATION OVERHEAD C/O EYE DISCOMFORT WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES/CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives |
| FOREARM ACHE-@ HOME-CUTTING INSULATION W/ KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GENERALIZED SKIN RASH STARTED ON ARMS/LEGS/BACK,ITCHING/SPREADING ALL O VER,? INSULATION EXPOSURE,+SORE THROAT; ALLERGIC RASH VS SCARLET FEVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 37 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 |
| C/O EYE IRRITATION X2 DAYS / WORKING WITH INSULATION IN HOUSE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FB SENSATION RT EYE, WORKING IN BASEMENT WITH WOOD AND INSULATION/FB RT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL AND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN DOOR AND WALL AND COULD NOT GET UP ADMITTED EYE AREA SWELLING, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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