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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,330
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FELL OUT OF BED ONTO FLOOR, CONFUSED DX ASA TOXICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL, STRADDLED ATTIC BEAM WHILE HANGING INSULATION AT HOME DX SCROTAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Pipes |
| IRRITANT CONJUNCTIVITIS OS - GOT INSULATION IN EYE WHEN WRAPPING PIPES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 30 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AND REDNESS AFTER CLEANING IN ATTIC, THINKS MAYBE GOT SOME *** IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WORKING AT HOME WITH *** INSULATION GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FOAM INSULATION HARDENED AND STUCK ON FINGER DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ladders |
| BACK PAIN: LIFTING AND GOING UP LADDER, KNEELING DOWN PUTTING INSULATION IN ATTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 35 YO MALE GOT *** IN EYE AT HOME F/B RIGHT EYE F/B RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT GOT *** IN EYES WHILE INSULATING BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT SUST *** TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GOT INSULATION IN ELBOW DX ABCESS TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT AT HOMEIN ATTIC, INSULATION CAUGHT FIRE, PT UNABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE, INHALED SMOKE , UNKNOWN IF FD IN ATTENDANCE, C/O SOB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| *** PARTICLE TO BOTH EYES. CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| RASH TO BOTH SIDES OF TRUNK. CRAWLED OVER ***. LOCATION NOT STATED. CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT GOT PIECE OF INSULATION IN RT EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| INSULATION IN EYES 2DAYS AGO AT FRIENDS ALLERGIC DERMATITIS PERIORBIT AL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Air conditioners |
| PT AT HOME IN THE ATTIC TRYING TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONER AND GOT *** I NSULATION ON FOREARMS AND BORKE OUT IN A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LEFT EYE SWELLING - HAS BEEN WORKING ON OLD HOUSE WITH HORSEHAIR INSULTATION AND GOT SOME IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WORKING IN HER ATTIC WHEN SHE GOT SOME INSULATION IN RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| C/O RASH ON FOREARM AFTER TOUCHING *** DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS / ALLERGI C REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE-WAS NAILING *** UP AND GOT SOME IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GENERALIZED RASH PT EXPOSED TO *** INSULATION AT HOME RASH RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT STATES THAT HE GOT *** IN HIS EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| C/O EYES BURNING AND SWELLING SINCE YESTERDAY AFTER WORKING IN THE ATTI C. DX: BILAT MINOR CORNEALABRASION 2DEGREE *** IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CONTUSION SHOULDER AND ELBOW - 41 YOF C/O RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW PAIN AFTER CATCHING FOOT IN INSULATION AND FALLING ONTO RIGHT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GOT INSULATION IN EAR AND SUSTAINED A CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUTTING INSULATION AT HOME - CUT ON RAZOR KNIFE - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT CLEANING UP INSULATION AT HOME AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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