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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 886
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 47 YO M TRIPPED OVER CABLE LANDING ON SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 35 YOM INJURED BILATERAL FOREARMS FROM PULLING CABLES FOR THREE DAYS. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL FOREARM PAIN, ACUTE BILATERAL MEDIAN NERVE RAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| 49 Y/O HAD ONNSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING TV CABLE UNDER THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 49 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: Coaxial Cable, Televisions |
| CORNEAL ABR- STRUCK SELF WITH CABLE FROM TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS PULLING A CABLE AND INJURED ELBOW. DX ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 28YOM WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT PINKIE FINGER ON A STAINLESS STEEL CABLE;FINGER LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 46Y/O,M,TRIPPED ON CABLE ON STREET AT STREET FAIR, FELL, L ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND MOVE WHEN A METAL CABLE SNAPPED AND HIT HER ACRO SS THE ABDM AT HER PUBIC AREA. DX. CONT R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: STRUCK L EYE W CABLE TV WIRE (BARE WIRE PROTRUDE FROM END OF CABLE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 38 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: Coaxial Cable |
| DX LOWER BACK SPRAIN/STRAI: PULLED MUSCLE ON R SIDE LB W LIFT'G CABLES CYLINDER YTDY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 31YOM WAS CUTTING CABLE WIRE WITH A RAZOR BLADE,SLIPPED CUTTING LT HAND FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS LIFTING A CABLE CADDY AND FELT A SHARP PAIN THRU ARM. DX; SHOULD ER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH PW TO EYE FROM A COAXIAL CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| 48 YO GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CABLE CAUSING FALL STRIKING ELBOW ON FLOOR SPRAIN ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Garage doors |
| PT HAD A CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A GARAGE DOOR WRAPPED AROUND HIS FI NGER WHEN GARAGE DOOR FELL CAUSING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Computers |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: COMPUTER CABLE FELL FROM CEILING AND HIT HIM IN THE L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HE CABLE WIRE AT HOME AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT STATES HAD FIBER OPTIC CABLE ROLL ONTO R SIDE/FLANK AT SCHOOL, C/O I NCREASED PAIN X 2 DAYS DX: BACK CONTU, NEPHROLITHIAIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT PUTTING A CABLE TOGETHER AND A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIG HT HAND FB HAND (COAXIAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATION HAND 1 CM: WORKING ON COMPUTER CABLE WITH SOME TYPE UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT SUST SPRAIN TO WRIST PULLING CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| CONTUSION RIGHT THUMB-HAD CABLE WRAP AROUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 29 YOM HAD LAC TO BACK OF R HAND WHILE CUTTING CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT C/O EYE PAIN AND BURRY VISION AFTER A CABLE PLUG HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX. L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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