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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 27YOM FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE POWER WASHING DX: HEAD CONTUSION, CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING PRESSURE WASHER HANDLE HIT IN HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Ladders |
| SCALP LAC/39YOF POWER WASHING FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN STABLIZER FROM LADDER FELL 10 FEET HITTING PT IN HEAD CAUSING LAC. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 06/24/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER&NOZZEL FELL HITTING HEAD. " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE WHEN HE DISLODGED A BEES NEST WAS CHA SED AND TO GET AWAY TRIPPED OVER PRESSURE WASHER STRIKING HEAD IOI HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH PRESSURE HOSE, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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