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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,979
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 10YOF, FELL, HIT HEAD ON BRICK WALL, "NOT ACTING RIGHT", CLOSED HEAD IN JURY, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 28 YO M 2X4 FELL ON HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 16 YOM, CONSTRUCTIOIN CLASS, STRUCK ON HEAD WITH TWO BY FOUR, HEAD LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OVER A BOARD;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 49 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: House repair or construction materials |
| A MOS AGO, STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE&GOT STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH A FALLI NG ROOFING MATERIAL WITH H/A, BLURRED VISION SINCE>>CONCUSSION/MIGRAINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SUPPORT BEAM HIT HEAD WHILE RENOVATING AT HOME CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC HEAD ON 2X2 BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 4 Y/O F WHILE WALKING IN ST. A CONSTRUCTION PILAR FELL & STRUCK HER HEA D. 1/2 INC LAC ON BACK OF HEAD. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON CEMENT BLOCK AT SCHOOL. DX-HEAD INJURY, NOT CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF 41/2 FT STACK OF BRICKS;DX FRACTURED SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT JUMPED OFF A STACK OF CYNDER BLOCKS AND INJURED HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 40 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: House repair or construction materials |
| LACERATION HEAD - 40 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION FROM PIECE OF STE EL WHICH FELL WHEN PT WAS DOING CONSTRUCTION AT FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT UP ON ROOF FIXING SHINGLES WHEN OVER-CORRECTED AND STGEPPED BACK OFF ROOF. FELL LANDING ON BACK. DX:THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN, MINOR HEAD INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON STEEL SIDING, DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 57 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: House repair or construction materials, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT HAD A BEAM FALL ON HEAD THEN SHE FELL OFF THE PORCH. DX: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| HEAD INJURY FROM GETTING HIT IN HEAD BY FALLING 4X4 BOARD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC HEAD ON BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM TRUSSES AND GOT A CONCUSSION. DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Hammers |
| 22YOM AT HOME REMOVING DRY WALL, HAMMER CAME BACK STRIKING HEAD; SCALP LACERATION,0.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WITH HEAD LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER 2X4 STACKED IN BACKYARD FELL ON TO HEAD. DX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 2X4 LUMBER FELL AND STRUCK HEAD @ HOME DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PIECE OF PLASTER FELL ON HEAD. DX-SCALP CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 9 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP AND EAR, PLAYING TAG AT FRIENDS HOUSE, WORKE R'S WERE REPLACING THE SIDING AND A PIECE FELL HITTING CHILD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A 4X4 BOARD, DX: HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 3X4 PIECE OF PLYWOOFD FELL ON WHILE FIXING ROOF.DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WORKING ON A BATHROOM PROJECT AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF DRYWALL THAT W AS COVERED OIN CERAMIC TILES FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CINDER BLOCK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS FIXING ROOF WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL FROM ROOF HITTING STERNUM ON S TONE WALL. D: STERNAL FX, RETROSTERNAL HEMATOMA, CHI, MULT. RIB FXS.OBS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 65 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A SHINGLE FELL ON HIM CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| STUMBLED AND HIT HEAD ON BRICKS HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS REBUILDING IN BATHROOM AND A PLYWOOD FELL AND HIT HIM ON HEAD DX: HEAD INJ WITH CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 55 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT DX SCALP CONTUSION/POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF SHEETROCK AT HOME 10 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 50 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| ETOH=0.055 INTOX, REPORTS WAS PACKING FOR A MOVE WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF SHEET ROCK FELL ON BACK OF HEAD, NO LOC>>CHI/NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS TEARING DOWN A BUILDING AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE. HIT HEAD ON A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL IN IT. NAIL CAUGHT ON PT'S SCALP CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DAD BUILDING LARGE PLAY FORT AT HOME, LARGE BOARD FELL ON SIDE OF PATIE NT'S HEAD, NO LOC, DAZED, VOMITING; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| HIT HEAD ON PIECE OF VINYL SIDING CUTTING HEAD LACERATION HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A STEELE PANEL (CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) FELL ON HIS HEAD AT HOME. CONTUS ION OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH DAD AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON CINDER BLOCK IN YARD LA NDED ON SIDE OF HEAD. DX: EPIDURAL HEMATOMA,RIGHT PARIETAL SKULL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CHI-FELL 10 FEET OFF ROOF AFTER DRINKING 20 BEERS-REPETATIVE QUESTIONS HAD BEEN ROOFING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A WALL OF BRICKS FELL ON PT. DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Floors or flooring materials |
| HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR REMODEL, BASEMENT STAIRS REMOVED, PT STEPP ED INTO HOLE IN FLOOR OF MISSING STAIRS,FELL ON CONCRETE SLAB;SKULL FX, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ceilings and walls |
| DX CHI/COMPLEXED LAC REPAIR-2.5CM: PT W STAND'G UNDER CEIL'G CONSTRUC- TION @ HOME W 2X4 HIT HER ON THE R FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| ^PT HOLDING BABY IN BACKSEAT STATES DRYWALL FELL FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE INTO ROOF OF MINIVAN,CEILING FROM VAN HIT PTS HEAD, HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WALKING AND HIT HEAD ON PLANK HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 36 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT FELL OFF ROOF TOP WHILE PUTTING ON SHINGLES. DX; CONTUSION TO HEAD, SPRAIN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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