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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,146
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 47YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 49 YOM PUT HAND IN A CEDAR BOX 1-2 MO AGO AND GOT SPLINTERS.DX: L HAND SKIN IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers, Hatchets or axes |
| 30 YOM WAS CUTTING A WOODEN PALLET WITH AN AXE WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF, FLEW IN AIR AND STRUCK HIS HAND DX; HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 41YOM GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH WOOD PALLET DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 33YO FEMALE STS BACKED UP INTO A PALLET FELT A POKE IN R UPPER LEG POSS INSECT BITE, DX ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 49 YO F TRIPPED OVER A PALLET AND LANDED ON KNEES YESTERDAY. LOW BACK P AIN. NO OTHER DETAILS. DX:LUMBOSACRAL SSTRAIN, TRAPEZIUS STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| 43 Y/O M DROPPED A WOODEN PALLET ON HIS FOOT GETTING IT CAUGHT BY THE J ACK. DC FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 39YOM LAID TWO PALLETS OF SOD OUT YESTERDAY AND NOW NECK HURTS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 49 YOM INJURED WRIST TRIPPING OVER PALLET. DX-LEFT WRIST DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 36YO WHITE FEMALE AT A STORE STUBBED TOE R SMALL TOE ON PALLETT DX DISLOCATED TOE - REDUCED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 40 Y/O M WAS HIT IN FOOT WITH PALLET AND SPLINTER PENETRATED THROUGH SH OE INTO L BIG TOE DX:OPEN WOUND L 1ST DIGIT, FOREIGN ODY OF TOE @ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 35 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO PALLETS. DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 45 YOF DX CONTUSION OF THIGH - PT WAS IN STORE WHEN WOODEN BOX FELL ON THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers, Straps |
| DX LAC FINGER: 48YOM P/W 1.3CM OPEN LAC PROX OF PIP JOINT ON 2ND FINGER R HAND. LACERATED BY METAL PALLET STRAPPING W CUT' METAL PALLET BANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 46YOM BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PALLET AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 28 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN DROPPED A PALLET ON MIDDLE FINGER. DX-FX AND LAC FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 31YOM WAS CARRYING A PALLET AND BENT THUMB BACKWARDS DX: RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 27YOM HAS (R) FOOT PAIN AFTER KICKING WOODEN BOX DX;# FX (R) FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 34YOF C/O LOW BACK PAIN WHICH RADIATES INTO BUTTOCK REGION AFTER LIFTING HEAVY CRATE YESTERDAY. DX - LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 46YOF WITH FOOT PAIN HIT ON LARGE WOODEN JEWELRY BOX DX: CONTUSION TO F OOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| RT LOWER LEG LAC.36YOF HIT LOWER LEG ON A WOODEN BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wooden containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 46 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL FROM WOODEN CONTAINER HITTIN HEAD ON SHELF AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 41YOM WITH FRACTURED TOE FROM A PALLET IN STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 36 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO HEAD WHEN HE HIT HEAD ON WOODEN CON TAINER AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 37YOM C/O RT FOOT INJ AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BREAK WOOD PALLETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 45YOM RT GROIN PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY PALLETS TODAY DX: INGUINAL HERNIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 43YOM WITH SPRAINS, A HEAVY PALLET FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| LOW BACK PAIN: 46YOF WALKING TODAY IN LOCAL DRUG STOR, TRIPPED OVER METAL SKID, LOW BACK PAIN, BACK SURGERY 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 34YOF, HURT FINGERNAILL ON BOX, SPLINTER UNDER NAIL DX: FB FINGER, EAR LY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 42 YOM JUMPED OFF OF UNSTABLE SURFACE AND LANDED ON PALLETS AT HOME & HAS FOOT PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 31 YOM PRESENTS TO ER FROM HOME WITH A LOWER LEG INJURY WHILE CUTTING O N THE EDGE OF A WOODEN CONTAINER DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 39 YOM PT FELL ON A PALLET 1 WEEK AGO C/O CHEST DISCOMFORT. CONTUSION TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 48 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: Wooden containers |
| 48 YOM-@ HOME PT RAN INTO CORNER OF WOODEN BOX & INJURED L RIBS DX CHEST CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 35YOF JAMMED TOE ON WOODEN BOX AND INJ IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 41YOM TWISTED KNWW CAUGHT IN PALLET DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers, Tools |
| 36YOM, REPORTS BREAKING UP A WOODEN PALATE FOR FIRE&ACC CUT LOWER LEG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 26 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN, GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WOODEN PALLET AND PIECE OF METAL. DX-FX FINGER, NAILBED AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 40 YOM, PICKED UP PALLET SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 41YOM WITH BACK PAIN INJURY 1 WEEK AGO LIFTING PALLETS DX: LOW BACK STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| FACE LAC-30YOM LIFTING A PALLET AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT PT IN THE FACE AT THE PRISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 48YROLDMALE RT FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN PALLET PTA CAUSING INJURTY T O FOOT DX SPRAIN FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 28 YOM ANKLE SPRAIN, FELT SHARP PAIN AFTER PULLING HEAVY PALLET, AIR SP LINT *** AND CANE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 46 YOM STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN MOVING PALLETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 42 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: Wooden containers |
| 42 YOM BACK STRAIN, PAIN BEGAN AFTER PULLING HEAVY PALLET ON MONDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PALLET FELL ON HEAD. 27 YO M FACIAL LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 50YOF C/O FACIAL INJURY SUSTAINED DURING MECHANICAL TRIP & FALL AT HOME STRIKING A WOODED BOX IN GARAGE. DX - FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers, Stairs or steps |
| 28 YOF TRIPPED GOING UPSTAIRS,FELL LANDED ON WOODEN CRATE, C/O LOW BACK PAIN. DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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