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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,879
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| A 49YOM INJURED EYE WITH INSULATION. DX: RIGHT INTERNAL HORDEOLUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 21 years | 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 |
| 21 YOM GETTING OLD INSULATION DOWN FROM HIS HOUSE, NOW GETTING A RASH ALL OVER. DX-DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 40 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 WAS REMOVING INSULATION IN THE BASEMENT, FELT FB SENSATION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 22YOF AT HOME KNELT DOWN ONTO *** INSULATION TWO DAYS AGO GOT SOME IN R IGHT KNEE GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| R EYE PAIN-RED & IRRITATED-MAY HAVE A PC OF INSULATION IN IT DX FB REMOVED R EYE W/RESIDUAL MATERIAL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| 44YOF TAKING OUT THE INSULATION FROM HER TRAILER AND SUSTAINED A RASH T O LOWER ARMS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| NORMAL EXAM-223 MONTH F-HIT BY A PIECE OF FALLING INSULATION-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| NORMAL EXAM-2 MONTH M-PIECE OF FALLING INSULATION FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS 2ND TO INSULATION EXPOSURE: TEARING DOWN OLD INSULATION, BROKE OUT IN FINE ITCHY RASH TORSO, ARMS, PT IS UNEMPLOYED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25YOM PUTTING INSULATION IN HIS ATTIC AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YOM WHO PRESENTS TO ER CONCERNED THAT HE INHALED *** DX CHEMICAL IRR ITATION TO THE UPPER AIRWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| 85YMC REMOVED A PIPE FROM WALL AND INSULATION AND GOT STUNG BY A HORNET IN HAND/BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Stairs or steps |
| SISTER ROLLED UP PT IN A ROLL OF WINDOW INSULATION, MADE HIM WALK AND P USHED HIM DOWN A STAIR, LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 37 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 |
| C/O RASH ON ARMS&LEGS THAT NOTICED SINCE INCREASED THE DOSE OF DAILY ** *&ALSO REPORTS EXPOSED TO INSULATION>>ALL DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT IS AN INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETIC WAS TAKING INSULATION OUT OF ATTIC AND DEVELOPED A RASH THAT GOT INFECTED ABSCESS TO HANDS FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT HAS (R) HAND PAIN AFTER WORKING WITH INSULATION DX;* ABCESS (R) H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Day wear |
| PT IN HIS ATTIC WEARING SHORTS AND DEVELOPED A RASH FROM CONTACT WITH T HE INSULATION ON HIS THIGHS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| L EYE PAIN WORKING W/INSULATION AT HOME DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Pins and needles |
| R INDEX FINGER,INFECTION:INMATE @ LOCAL PRISON SWEEPING WITH A BROOM PI ECE OF *** WENT IN FINGER,TRIED TO DIG IT OUT W/NEEDLE,SWELLIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT CLEARING OUT THE INSULATION FROM HIS TRAILER AND SUSTAINED AN ABRAIS ON TO LOWER ARM THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS ATTIC AND GOT SOME INSULATION IN EYS NOW INFECTED CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM, GETTING INSULATION , GOT IN EYE, FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 31 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 IN HIS ATTIC AND GOT INSULATION WRAPPED AROUND FOREARM NOW IT IS RED AND SWOLLEN AND ITCHING CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 50 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| R HAND LAC/50YOM AT HOME LACERATED R HAND WHEN WORKING WITH *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 47 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 UP IN HIS ATTIC GOT SOME *** INSULATION IN LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS: WORKING WITH SOME INSULATION,REMODELING HIS HOUSE, FELT SOME INSULATION FALL INTO HIS EYE 2 DAYS AGO, IRRITATED EVER SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32Y/O,M,FB SENSATION IN EYE AFTER BLOWING IN INSULATION AT HOME, REMOVA L R UPPER LID FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| BURSITIS L SHOULDER: INSTALLING INSULATION DURING FIRST OF THE WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY HAD ACUTE ONSET OF LT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WITH ITCHINESS ALL OVER SINCE BEING EXPOSED TO *** DURING HOUSEFIRE AT NEIGHBORS LAST WEEK. UNSTATED IF FDA. D:URTICARIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| PATIENT IN ATTIC WITH INSULATION YESTERDAY, HAD EYE SWELLING AND REDNES S AFTER; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| EYE REDNESS,IRRITATION,DISCHARGE,PUFFY SINCE FRIDAY,WAS INSTALLING *** INSULATION DX: BLEPHARITIS, STYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT IN A CLOSET PUTTING UP A SHELF AND LEANED UP AGAINST SOME ***AND DEV ELOPED A RAH FROM THE *** EMBEDDED IN ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT MOVING *** AND SNAGGED TOENAIL. TOENAIL PULLED OFF. D: TOENAIL AVULS ION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| WAS WORKING AT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF *** INSULATION IN ARM CELLULITIS UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| F'BDY EYE- INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| L EYE PAIN WORKING W/*** INSULATION AT HOME DX: CORNEAL ABRASION DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 23 years | 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| REPROTS WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE&CAME IN CONTACT WITH INSULATION, NOW WIT H BODY ITCHINESS&REDNESS TO THE FACE&NECK>>ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| REPORTS 6 DAYS AGO FELL ONTO HIS BOAT GETTING WOODEN/*** PARTICLE INTO ELBOW THAT NOW SWOLLEN&RED>>CELLULITIS/SEPTIC BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YMC GOT INSULATION INTO EYE WEARING EYEGLASSES/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 38 YO FEMALE REPORTS REMODELING HOME AND WORKING WIT H INSULATION - PRESENTS WITH LEFT EYE PAIN AND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 63 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, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT IS RETIRED AND WAS INSULATING DUCT WORK. DX FB REMOVED - SCLERAL ABR ASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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