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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,191
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN-66YOF-PAIN SINCE HELPING BUILD A HOUSE W/A FRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: LIFTING HEAVY SHINGLES "TO HELP OLD UNCLE REMODEL HOUSE" PAIN IN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 58 YOM, LIFTING CONCRETE AT HOME, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HIS HOUSE AND TWEAKED SOMETHING IN BACK. DX BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS HIT BY FALLING BRICK, UNKNOWN LOCATION ,HURT BACK DX CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HAS HAD RIB PAIN X 1 MONTH. WAS HELPING FRIEND ROOF HOUSE YESTERDAY AND PAIN IS WORSE. D:POSSIBLE RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS BRACING UP HIS CRAWLSPACE WITH A 2X4 WHEN ONE FELL ONTO CHEST RI B FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CONTUSION BACK - 25 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BACK PAIN AFTER FALL FROM A R OOF TODAY WHEN SHINGLING HIS ROOF - FELL FROM 1 1/2 STORY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME FIXING THE ROOF ON HIS HOUSE WHEN HE FELL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO BOTH UPPER AND LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS LIFTING HEAVY PLANKS WHILE FIXING THE ROOF AND SUSTAINED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 52 Y/O WAS HIT BY SHINGLES THAT FELL OFF WHILE ROOF WAS BEING WORKED ON C/O RIB PAIN, CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 9 YOF FELL AND HIT CHEST ON BRICK LAST NIGHT CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 41YOM, HANGING SHEET ROCK AND POPPED BACK OUT, WORKING IN GARDEN HAD SE VERE BACK PAIN, STRAIN SPRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| MID BACK PAIN-LADDER FELL WHILE WORKING DOING ROOFING-PT FELL 15 FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| THORACIC CONT & ABRA:PUTTING UP EXTERIOR HOUSE WALL,CONCRETE BLOCKS FELL ON BACK WHILE THEY WORKING ON IT, TENDERNESS T6-T12, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| THORACIC CONT & ABRA: HOUSE WALL FELL WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, CONCRETE BLOCKS FELL ON BACK,PUTTING UP EXTERIOR AT HOME,TENDER T6-T12 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 27 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING AT HOME DOING RECONSTRUCTION AND FELL FORWARD STRUCK CHEST A GAINST A PROTRUDING 2X4 CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 20 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| ACUTE THORACIC STRAIN: WAS CARRYING SHINGES UP A LADDER TODAY TENDERNESS MID UPPER THORACIC AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON THE ROOF, FELL HITTING THE LADDER CAUSING A FX TO RT RIBS 7 TO 10 AND RT LIVER CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| BLUNT CHEST AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA. HELPING A FRIEND PUT SHINGLES ON ROOF AND WAS CLIMBING LADDER AND FELL 6 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HAD CHEST PAIN AFTER LIFTING SOME CINDER BLOCKS, UPPER CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 39 Y/O M INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN LIFTED SHEET OF PLYWOOD DURING BUILDIN G PROJECT AT HOME. DX; UPPER BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 9 YO FELL STRUCK CHEST ON CINDER BLOCK LAC CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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