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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,153
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| NECK PAIN-45YOM-FELL INTO A COLLAPSED HOLE OVER A SEPTIC SYSTEM IN THE YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| 40 YOM INJURED RIGHT FINGER WORKING ON SEPTIC TANK AT HOME.DX-AVULSION FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL PHALYNX, TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| 46 YO F HEARD FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH CISTERN AT HOME. REACHED UNDERNEAT H IT AND FELT A STRIKE TO THUMB. DX;RATTLESNAKE ENVENOMATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PUNCTURE HAND ON SEPTIC TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT WITH BURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS AFTER LIFTING HOT SEPTIC TANK. DX BURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT LIFTED A SEPTIC TANK LID AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| LEG INJURY FROM STEPPING INTO MANHOLE. DX-PNEUMONIA, ABRASIONS, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| LEG AND FOREARM INJURY FROM FALLING INTO MANHOLE COVER. DX-ACUTE RIGHT TIB/FIB CONTUSION/ABRASION, ACUTE HAND ABRASION,ACUTE FOREARM CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| EYE PAIN AFTER WORKING ON SEPTIC TANK YESTERDAY UNDER HOUSE/ BIL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PTS SPETIC TANK BROKE AND SEWER SMELL GOT INTO THE HOUSE AND DEVELOPED NAUSEA AND VOMITIN AFTER SMELLING THE STENCH- POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| 49 YOM LIFTED SEPTIC TANK LID WITH BROTHER; LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| RIGHT KNEE INJURY AND LOW BACK INJURY FROM FALLING INTO MANHOLE ON STREET UP TO WAIST. DX-RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN, ABRASION, LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 34 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT STATES WAS DIGGING A SEPTIC TANK OUT OF GROUND & INJURED BACK DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| INJURED SHOULDER WHILE FIXING THE SEPTIC SYSTEM DX L MILD CERVICAL SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| LOWER ARM INJURY FROM SEWER LID FELL ON RIGHT ARM. DX-RIGHT DISTAL RADIAL/ULNAR STYLOID FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE LIFTING A SEPTIC TANK LID FELT A POP IN BACK/ DX LS STRAIN WITH SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks, Chemicals |
| 35 YO M CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO BOTH LEGS UP TO WAIST WAS IN SEPTIC TANK USING COLCO CESSPOOL CLEARNER SPLASHED ONTO LEGS SENT TO BURN CENTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT FELL YESTERDAY STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A SEPTIC TANK AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT LIFTING THE LID OFF HIS SEPTIC TANK AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT HIP STR AINED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 36 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: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PATIENT LIFTED SEPTIC TANK LID AND HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT WAS CLEANING HIS SEPTIC TANK/ LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks, Hammers |
| 48 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER HIT PIECE OF CERAMIC WITH A HAMMER PIECE CAME OFF AND CUT FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| LOOKING FOR DOG OUTSIDE ACCIDENTLY FELL INTO 8 FT SEPTIC TANK AT NEIGH BORS CONTUSION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND TRIPPED ON A CISTERN WHILE CARING A CHILD/ SPRAIN AN KLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| FELL IN SEPTIC TANK DX CEREBRAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| BACK STRAIN-PAIN STARTED WHILE REPAIRING SEPTIC TANK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST SEPTIC TANK LID/ RIB FX, LT SHOULDER CONTUSION , CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| WAS WALING OUT OF A STORE AND FELL INTO A CESSPOOL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION / BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES FROM CESSPOOL DX: BILAT. EYE CHEMICAL BURNS / CORNEAL ABRASION / F.B. RESOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PATIENT WAS UNLOADING A SEPTIC TANK AT HOME, HIT HIS HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT LIFTING THE COVER OF A SEPTIC TANK AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF PICKING UP SEPTIC LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| "BENDING TO PICK UP CESSPOOL COVER" DX: LUMBAR STRAIN / CHRONIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| INFECTED LACERATIONS ON HANDS. PT HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SEPTIC TANK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| DIGGING A DITCH FOR HIS SEPTIC TANK IN EAST KENTUCKY AT HOME NOW HERE F OR CONFERENCE.DX: STRAIN OF LOWER LUMBAR REGION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| RT FOOT ABRASION AND CONTUSION - A SEPTIC TANK LID FELL ONTO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| PT FELL TWISTING LEG IN CISTERN HOLE DX SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cisterns, cesspools or septic tanks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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