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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,776
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| OTITIS MEDIA-GOT SOMETHING IN EAR WHILE USING A PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS DRIVEWAY AND THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN HIS SHOE AND GOT PRESSURE TO THE ANKLE & FOOT. DX-LT ANKLE PAIN, SWELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WOUND LT.FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE USING PRESSURE SPRAYER MACHINE,CUT FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER WASHER, SPRAYED LT FOOT CAUSING AN ABRASIO N TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT HAND WITH PRESSURE SPRAY WASHER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LT KNEE HYPEREXTENDED TAKING PRESSURE WASHER OFF TRUCK LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A POWER WASHER NOW CHEST PAIN / DX R CHEST MUSCHLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LAC LT UPPER ARM ON PRESSURE CLEANER NOZZLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND JAMMED FINGER WITH THE SPRAY LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| INJURED L ANKLE 1 WEEK AGO W/PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX: CELLULITIS L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT DROPPED AND 11 POUND PRESSURE WASHER ON FOOT PAIN AND SWELLING DX// PAIN SWELLING RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 48 YOM WAS CLEANING HIS DECK WITH POWER WASHER OVER LAST TWO DAYS, PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW STARTED YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB-INJURED WHILE USING A PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS POWERWASHING ROOF & SLIPPED OFF LANDING ON GROUND AT HOME DX: LUMBAR SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| TOUCHED MANIFOLD OF PRESSURE WASHER BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT FINGER ON A HIGH PRESSURE WATER WASHING A DRAIN " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 28 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON POWER WASHER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A SPRAYER AND INJURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT INJ LT FOOT WITH PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LIFTED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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: Sprayers |
| WATER FROM HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRESSURE WASHER DX R 5TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| GOT DEGREASER ON ARMS WHILE USING POWER WASHER DX: BILAT. FOREARM & HAND CHEMICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 38 YO USING PRESSURE WASHER INJURED KNEE LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PSI, HIGH PRESSURE WASHER, PRESSURE WASHING CONCRETE DX: HIGH PRE SSURE HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 43 YOF WAS POWER WASHING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE ON CONCRE TE CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP, MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| INJURED ARM WHILE POWERWASHING HOUSE. DX. L FOREARM ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-WAS USING A POWER WASHER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FLE W INTO RT EYE. HAS PAIN AND REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FOOT LAC-@ HOME-USING POWER WASHER-HIT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING A DECK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIGH PRESSURE INJURY R HAND - INJURED HAND WHEN USING PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT FELL HEADFIRST 20FT ONTO ROCKS WHILE PRESSURE WASHING WINDOWS. DX: R SDH, L TEMPORAL BONE FX, R ORBITAL FLOOR FX, L ILIAC WING FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 49 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: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools |
| PT WORKING ON EMPTY POOL WITH POWER WASHER WHEN FELL BACKWARDS ONTO POO L FLOOR FROM 5 FEET. D: CHI, ELBOW LAC, ELBOW SPRAIN, SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 30 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| BURNT HAND ON EXHAUST HOUSING OF POWER WASHER " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT IN HAND WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER SPRAYER. DX: FINGER LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PRESSURE WASHER. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 31 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: Sprayers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| EYE PAIN FOLLOWING POWER WASHING THE GUTTERS " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING PRESSURE WASHER, HOT WATER HIT FOOT AT HOME. DX. 2ND DEG BURN R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 36 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: Sprayers |
| WHILE WASHING CAR WITH SPRAYER, PT FELT SHOULDER PAIN. DX: STRAIN CLA VICLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 29 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: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING WASHER UPSTAIRS, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD " CHI" +" BACK STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAHSING CAR WITH PRESSURE WASHER, HOSE BROKE OFF AND TIP HIT LT 2ND FINGER, CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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