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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,094
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 50YMC TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING ELBOW ON CARPET/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 38YOM SLIPPED ON AREA RUG SAT. + FELL ONTO (R) RIBS DX;* RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 30YOM GOING DOWN CARPETED BASEMENT STAIRS AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED MISSED S TEP FELL LANDING ON L SIDE TWISTING L ANKLE D L ANKLE SPRN CNTS L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| A 39 YR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED ON CARPET & TWISTED FOOT DX FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 33 YOF-FELL DOWN APPROX 10 CARPETED STEPS AFTER TRIPPING ON CHILD'S TOY -C/O RIB PAIN DX CT CHEST,ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 41 YOF STRAIN TO CHEST S/P READING A LETTER FROM HUSBAND'S GIRLFRIEND, HAD +LOC, AND FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR$ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| CHEST STRAIN-42YOM LIFTING A ROLL OF UNDERPADDING FOR CARPET WEIGHING 75-80 LBS, TWISTED WRONG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 33YOF WAS PULLING UP CARPET IN RM @ HM WHN SLIPPED FELL LANDING ON CA RPET KNIFE SUST LAC TO L FOREARM DX LAC L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 26 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 26 YO F PULLING UP CARPET AT HOME, HURT BACK. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 30YOM WITH CORNEAL ABRASION WHILE PULLING UP A CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3.4YOF GOING FROM A CARPETED FLOOR THAT WAS WET TO A TILE FLOOR AND SIP PED ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 41YOF LAYING CARPET AT HOME AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS SUSTAINED A FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 44 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: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 44YOM,SLEPT ON THE CARPET 3 NIGHT AGO BITTEN BY A SPIDER SWELLING TO FACE AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 31YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON CARPET AND TWISTED ANKLE ANKLE SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, General purpose household cleaners |
| 28 YOF-@ HOME PT CLEANED CARPETS WITH *** & NOW L BP L SIDE-LIFTING,BEN DING,TURNING DX CHRONIC ACUTE LOW BP * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 39 YO M UNLOADING CARPET FROM TRUCK, SLIPPED, HURT ANKLE. DX ANKLE FRAC TURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Other ranges or ovens |
| 49 YO M ROLL OF CARPET CAUGHT FIRE FROM STOVE BURN HANDS---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 38 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, General purpose household cleaners |
| 38YOF CLEANING HER CAPETS AND INHALED THE FUMES AND DEVELOPED BRONCHOSP ASMS ASTHMA ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 42YOF STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON A CARPETED SURFACE TWO WEEKS AGO AND NOW IT I S INFECTED OSTEOMYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 43YOF TRIPPED OVER AREA RUG AND HAS LOW BACK AND LEG PAIN SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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