Accidents - Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 994
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	139
26-50 years old:	706
50+ years old:	132

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	164	Finger:	145
Lower Trunk:	90	Knee:	75
All Of Body:	75	Upper Trunk:	70
Elbow:	70	Eyeball:	70
Lower Arm:	69	Ear:	69
Foot:	62	Upper Arm:	15
Hand:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
22 YOM WHO WAS INTOXICATED FELL INTO AN EMPTY SEPTIC TANK. CONTUSION, CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
40 YOM INJURED RIGHT FINGER WORKING ON SEPTIC TANK AT HOME.DX-AVULSION FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL PHALYNX, TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
46 YO F HEARD FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH CISTERN AT HOME. REACHED UNDERNEAT H IT AND FELT A STRIKE TO THUMB. DX;RATTLESNAKE ENVENOMATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
53 YR OLD DROPPED CONCRETE CESSPOOL COVER ON FOOT AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
FELL ON SEPTIC TANK COVER/ LT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
FELL INTO CEMENT WATER TANK, DX: FX R HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
PUNCTURE HAND ON SEPTIC TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
PT WITH BURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS AFTER LIFTING HOT SEPTIC TANK. DX BURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT LIFTED A SEPTIC TANK LID AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
LEG INJURY FROM STEPPING INTO MANHOLE. DX-PNEUMONIA, ABRASIONS, FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
LEG AND FOREARM INJURY FROM FALLING INTO MANHOLE COVER. DX-ACUTE RIGHT TIB/FIB CONTUSION/ABRASION, ACUTE HAND ABRASION,ACUTE FOREARM CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
FELL IN A CISTERN DX ELBOW FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	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: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
EYE PAIN AFTER WORKING ON SEPTIC TANK YESTERDAY UNDER HOUSE/ BIL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
PTS SPETIC TANK BROKE AND SEWER SMELL GOT INTO THE HOUSE AND DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND VOMITIN AFTER SMELLING THE STENCH- POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
49 YOM LIFTED SEPTIC TANK LID WITH BROTHER; LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks
RIGHT KNEE INJURY AND LOW BACK INJURY FROM FALLING INTO MANHOLE ON STREET UP TO WAIST. DX-RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN, ABRASION, LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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