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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,990
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 27 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST DUCTWORK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO EYE WHILE HANGING METAL VENTILATION DUCTWORK A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 37 YO INJURED ARM ON VENTS LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FX 5TH TOE: RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE, ACCIDENTALLY KICKED A REGISTER HIT LT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS CLEANING A LARGE AIR & HEATING DUCT IN FLOOR AT HOME & FELL THRU & CAUGHT ARM DX: FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 50 YO FEMALE RESIDES AT A HOUSE WHERE A HEAT ING VENT WAS FOUND BLOCKED - FEELS DIZZY AND HAS HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 26 YO MALE WAS VISITOR AT AUNT'S HOUSE WHERE A HEATING VENT WAS DISCOVERED TO BE PLUGGED - FIRE DEPT ADVISED TO ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| NECK STRAIN: WENT DOWN IN BASEMENT, DUCKED UNDER DUCT WORK, FELT "POP" IN LT NECK/SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SUST LAC TO R ANKLE WHEN STEPPED ON HEAT VENT AT HOME DX 2 LAYER REPAIR 8 CM LAC R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED ON A REGISTER. DX L FOOT LACERATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| TRIPPED ON VENT/HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL THROUGH GRATE IN FLOOR AT HOME 5 CM SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL THRU A VENT IN THE KITCHEN >> BACK MS/LEG CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STRAINED NECK CLEANING CEILING VENTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT FELL ON A VENT AND LAC RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT STEPPED IN A VENT OPENING CAUSING LOWER LEG STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FOOT WENT THRU FLOOR GRATE @ HOME, INJURING ANKLE DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RAN INTO A METAL RESGISTER COVERING LAC TO TO FACE AROUND EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 34YOM WAS HOME WORKING ON HIS DUCTWORK,ACCIDENTLY SLASHED HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 30YOM SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS HEAD WHEN AN AIR VENT COVER FELL ON IT FROM CEILING. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 43YOM WHILE AT HOME ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD OFF CORNER OF HEATING DUCTWORK; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS FITTING AN A/C DUCT WORK ON HIS HOUSE AND CUT FOREARM ON A STEEL DUCT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| STEPPED ON UNCOVERED REGISTER, FELL AGAINST CLOSET, C/O SHOULDER PAIN, DX; POSSIBLE FX SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 47 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT HEAD ON A VENT, FELL TO GROUND LANDING ONTO TAILBONE, C/O H/A "CHI'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON A METAL VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL DOWN ONTO HEATER GRATE IN FLOOR AT HOME, DX: SUPERIFICAL ABRASION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC L 3RD FINGER ON DUCTWORK AT MOTHER S HOME DX 2.5 CM L 3RD FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 30 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: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT'S FOOT WENT INTO A HEATER VENT. DX: L FIBULA FX OPEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 35 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON HEATER DUCT LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A SMALL CHILD, AND HIT METAL DUCT DX: LT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SMALL LACERATION TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT - CUT ON AC VENT IN HER HALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER VENT COVER ON THE FLOOR AT *** PHARMACY. DX. ANKLE SPRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 38YOF WHILE AT HOME,LEG CAUGHT HER LEFT LEG IN A FURNACE VENT MAKING HER FALL AND TWISTING HER RIGHT KNEE;KNEE CONTUSIONS BILATERALLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT DOING DUCTWORK UNDER HOUSE, PIECE OF FLASHING CUT ARM DX L FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 46 YOM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF DUCTWORK AT HOME AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A VENT DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ANKLE SPRAIN: HELPING MOVE DRESSER WITH ASSISTANCE, FELL INTO FURNACE DUCT, TWISTED RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LEFT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN WALKING OVER A REGISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CLOSING HEATING VENT, ACC SLIPPED CUTTING HAND "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| THIGH LAC-FELL-HIT METAL HEATING REGISTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FOREARM BURN-BURNED ON A PIECE OF HOT HEATER VENT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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