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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,352
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 41 YR OLD FEMALE HAD ICYCLE FALL OFF BUILDING ROOF AND STRUCK HER IN HE AD AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 6 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY & STRAINED ABDOMINAL WALL- REPORTS SHEET METAL FALLING FROM THE ROOF ONTO CHILD, KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75YOM; PT WAS WORKING IN GARAGE; A BOARD FELL AND HIT IN THE HEAD; PT C /O HEAD PAIN; CUT TO FOREHEAD; DX: ABRASION TO HEAD# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29YOF RUNNING UP DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK HEAD ON SOME DRYWALL THAT WAS STIC KING OUT OF HUSBANDS PICKUP TRUCK CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 64YOM HAD GLF STRIKING HEAD ON SHEET OF STEEL AT CHURCH BUILDING SITE DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, MANDIBULAR FRACTURE, HEAD CONTUSION, LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 46YMC DOING VOLUNTEER WORK ERECTING A STRUCTURE A TRUSS FELL HITTING HIS HEAD/CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Containers |
| 3YOF, @ *** SOME WOODEN MOLDING STACKED IN A BIN TOPPLED ONTO HER>>CHI >>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| HEAD LAC-39YOM HELPING TEAR DOWN A CHIMNEY, STUCK HEAD OUT AND A BRICK CAME DOWN HITTING HEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 59 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, Ladders |
| 59YOM USING A LADDER TO DO SOME REPAIRS TO HOUSE 30 FEET UP,WHEN A LOOSE BRICK FELL STRUCK HIS HEAD;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 12YOM- PT WAS PLAYING @ DAD'S CONSTUCTION SITE LOST BALANCE FALLING12- 14FT INTO CONCRETE BASEMENT LOC. DX SKULL FX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOF FATHER WAS WORKING ON A ROOF AND HE DROPPED A ROOFING SHINGLE HIT PT IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| HEAD INJ;CONCUSSION/64YOM AT HOME AT 10:30A WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A TRUSS. DOESN'T KNOW DAY, MONTH. REMEMBERS WHAT HE WAS DOING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| 56YOM,CONTUSION TO HEAD S/P HIT HEAD ON A BEAM WHILE GOING UP A LADDER NO LOC ALSO PAIN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 19 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, Scaffolding |
| 19YOM CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE - BOARD ABOUT 6' LONG X 11/2' WIDE FELL OFF SCAFFOLD HITTING HIM IN HEAD, HELPING BUILD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOM HIT HEAD ON WOODEN BOARD WHILE BUILDING A DECK AT HOME LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM LACERATION TO SCALP HELPING A FRIEND WITH CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF W OOD FELL HITTING PT ON TOP OF HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| HEAD LAC-53YOM-I-BEAM ROLLED HITTING PT'S HEAD WHILE WORKING ON A HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 26 YOM WAS DOING CONSTRUCTION WORK AT HOME; ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WI TH DRY WALL. CEREBRAL CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 Y/O/M BUILDING DECK AT HOME HIT IN HEAD WITH WOOD DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 82 YO F WAS WALKING WHEN A WET CEMENT FELL ON HER HEAD C/O HEADACHE DX HEAD CONTUSION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 Y MALE LOSS BALANCE WHEN TARRING ROOF, FELL HITTING HEAD PT ADMITS ETOH DRINKING DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| A 58 YOM WAS REPLACING A BOARD ON HIS DECK AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 60 YR OLD MALE WORKING ON HIS ROOF AND FELL 12 FT ONTO GRASS WITH CLOSE D HEAD INJ AND LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 62 YOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY , REPORT WORKING ON HIS ROOF WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF WOOD, -LOC 8 STAPLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57YOM WORKING AT HOME, PIECE OF LUMBER HIT HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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