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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SORE TO LEFT LOWER LEG, RED/SWELLING, INITIALLY USED A BRUSH TO SCRATCH AREA 1 WEEK AGO AND BROKE SKIN OPEN. DX CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FRACTURED FIBULA 59 YO WF HURT FIBULA WHEN TRIPPED OVER MOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT MOPPING FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL ON FLOOR. DX DISTAL FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 9 YOM CUT WITH METAL BROOM HANDLE LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT PRESENTS S/P INJURY TO LT LEG TODAY S/P SOMEONE THREW A BROOM AT HER BY ACCIDENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| INJURED WITH BROOM HORSEPLAYING AT FRAT HOUSE. DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 42 YOF CUT ON METAL PART OF BROOM LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A BROOM STICK, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 29 YOM CUT ON METAL BROOMSTICK LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| CUT LEG ON METAL BROOM HANDLE AT HOME. 2 CM LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT CUT RT LEG ON EDGE OF A METAL BROOMSTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER A DUST PAN RESULTING IN A LOWER LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| A MOP WAS LEANING UP AGAINST A WALL AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HER AGAIN ST THE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT CUT LEG ON END OF BROOM AT HOME; LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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