Accidents - Outdoor awnings or shutters - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,419
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	21
6-15 years old:	75
16-25 years old:	336
26-50 years old:	834
50+ years old:	1,151

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	906	Face:	247
Finger:	171	Lower Arm:	165
Knee:	165	Shoulder:	154
Hand:	145	Eyeball:	85
Neck:	80	Lower Trunk:	70
Upper Arm:	70	Toe:	70
Foot:	40	Lower Leg:	15
Upper Leg:	15	Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT JUMPING AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON A METAL AWNING LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
WALKING DOG WHEN A LARGE BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF AWNING ONTO ARM AND LEGF X WRIST AND FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT'S FINGER WAS PINCHED IN AWNING. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 1.5 CM/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT BANGED BOTH SHINS ON METAL AWNINGS. DX: LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT HELPING A NEIGHBOR AND BUMPED HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF AN AWNING SUSTAI NED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT TAKING HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
HIT FACE AGAINST WOODEN AWNING OF CARPORT FX LT ORBIT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT STATES HE WALKED INTO A METAL CANOPY AT HOME. DX. LAC L SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS AT HOME AND THE WIND BLEW ONE IN FACE SUST AINED A LACERATION TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT FELL AGAINST AWNING. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, FACIAL LAC 3 CM, ETOH INTOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT WAS PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND WAS STARTLED BY A LIZARD FELL FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT DROPPED WINDOW SHUTTER ON R FOOT - CONTUSION/ABRASION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT FELL OFF AN AWNING, APROXIMATED 15 FOOT HIGH, CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PAIN TO HEAD HIT ON AWNING DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
FELL THIS AM WHILE WORKING ON HOUSE SHUTTER FELL ON RIGHT KNEE KNEE C ONTUSION DP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT C/O CUT ARM ON MEATAL AWNING. DX LAC LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PUTTING UP A METAL AWNING WHEN IT FELL ONTO LEFT EAR LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT HANGING SOME HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT FIFTH FINGER AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT LIFTING HEAVY HURRICAN SHUTTERS TO PUT UP ON HIS HOUSE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
AWNING FELL ON PT'S HEAD. SEIZURE AT TIME. HX OF SEIZURES. D: HEAD CONT USION, BREAKTHROUGH SEIZURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
19 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON METAL AWNING LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
CUT HAND ON METAL AWNING. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 74 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT HAND ON AN AWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
DX SCALP LACERATION: INJURED HEAD ON AWNING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
RAN INTO CARPORT AWNING,KNOCKED "LOOPY" CONCUSSION NOSE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Motor vehicles or parts
HAND PINNED BETWEEN AWNING & MOTORHOME DX CRUSH INJURY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
HIT HEAD ON METAL AWNING BAR -LOC HAS HEADACHE DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS WHEN ONE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT FELL OVER A STACK OF HURRICANE SHUTTERS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT WITH LAC TO R THUMB ON AWNING @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
FINGER LAC-CUT ON SHUTTERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT DOING OVERHEAD WORK IN HIS HOME LAST BEVENING WHILE PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND DROPPED THE METAL SECTION ONTO LE FT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
SETTING UP AWNING AT CAMPGROUND FINGER FRACTURE WITH COMPLEX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 46 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
METAL AWNING FELL AND HIT HIS SHOULDER CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT STOOD UP STRIKING TOP OF HEAD ON AN OVERHANGING AWNING SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
FOREARM ABS-AWNING FELL ON PT'S ARM-@ PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT CLOSING AWNING ON CAMPER AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT SHOULDER DX// LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
FOREHEAD LAC-HIT PLASTIC CANOPY-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT WALKING AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A LOW HANGING AWNING SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PUTTING HURRICANE SHUTTERS UP AND POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASIO N EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO AN AWNING. DX-LACERATION SCALP 1.5CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A WINDOW SHUTTER LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
CUT FOREHEAD ON WOODEN SHUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, General purpose household cleaners
PT CLEANING HIS *** SHUTTERS WITH A CLEANER THAT GOT IN HIS EYES STARTE D TO BURN CHEMICA CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
WOOD AWNING FELL ON HEAD. DX--SCALP CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT PLAYING IN HIS GARAGE AND DROPPED A STORM SHUTTER ONTO LEFT FOOT FR ACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
~CLOSED HEAD INJURY-SUS INJ WHEN SHE HIT HER HEAD ON AN AWNING THIS P. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
SHOULDER PAIN AFTER REACHING OVERHEAD TO REMOVE SNOW FROM AWNING/ DISLOCATION RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT STOOD UP STRIKING TOP OF HEAD ON AN AWNING OVERHANGING AT HIS HOUSE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
PT WAS CUTTING HIS GRASS AT HOME AND INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO AN AWNIN G STRIKING SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters
~AWNING FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD KNOCKING HER TO GROUND AND +LOC DX- ACUTE LAC TO THE BACK OF HEAD RIB FX HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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