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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 552
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Ceilings and walls |
| 45 YO M, WAS CLEANING PIPES WITH A POWER WASHER WHEN HE BUMPED INTO A W ALL, LOST CONTROL OF THE DEVICE AND PRESSURE HIT KNEE, DX KNEE LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT DROPPED A PRESSURE WASHER ON HIS KNEE AT HOME DX// LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS TRYING TO PRESSURE WASH AT HOME AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 37 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 37 YO PRESSURE WASHER BLEW UP FLASH FIRE INJURING KNEES BURN KNEE--NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| KNEE SPRAIN-WHILE PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE-@ HOME |
| 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: 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: 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: 10/08/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING WHEN USING A POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| TRIPPED WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER DX. KNEE ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT ON METAL PRESSURE SPRAYER; KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2001 | Age: 43 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: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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