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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT INJURED FINGER IN MULCH IN GARDEN, MINIMAL L SMALL FINGERNAIL AVULSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| BOTH EYES EXPOSED TO LIME YESTERDAY. LT STILL FEELS LIKE IT MAY BE SCRA TCHED@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT WAS MULCHING IN THE YARD & SOME FLEW UP INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| ALLERGIC REACTION W/ LOCALIZED FACIAL SWELLING-WORKING IN HIS YARD AROU ND LAWN CHEMICALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Plastic bags |
| TRYING TO PICK UP A BAG OF COMPOST AND FELT SOMETHING POP, PIAN IN BACK AROUND TO RIBS. RIGHT RIB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT. SPILLED ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ON THIGH AND CAUSED BURNING. DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Bags |
| 40 YOM CARRYING BAGS OF LIME FELL BAGS BROKE LIKE GOT INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Buckets or pails |
| PT DROPPED ABUCKET OF LIME & IT GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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