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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,224
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37YOM WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR AND FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 92YOF SWEEPING THE PORCH WITH A BROOM LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BACK OF HEAD;SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 37YOM WAS MOPPING FLOOR AND SLIPPED HITTING HEAD ON WALL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SQUEEGEE FELL ONTO PT IN GARAGE. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - 13 YR OLD BLACK MALE WAS HIT BY A BRUSH AT AT HOME PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT WAS USING A BROOM HANDLE WHILE PICKING PERSIMMONS, LOST BALANCE, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A ROCK. DX-SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED ON BROOM AND HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD TRIM; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Stools |
| WIFE STATES PT WAS GETTING A SPONGE BATH WHEN PT FELL FORWARD STRIKING HEAD ON PLASTIC STOOL. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 6 Y/O/M ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE HEAD WITH BROOMSTICK BY 9 Y/O BROTHER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 17 YOM C/O EAR PAIN ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A BROOM LAST NIGHT. DX-CHI, EAR PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 13 YO STATES SISTER HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHILE PLAYING WITH A BROOM DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 30YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME SLIPPED & FELL WHILE MOPPING, HIT HEAD DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA - MOTHER MOPPING FLOOR,PT SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Treehouses or playhouses |
| BROOM FELL FROM TREE FORT AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BROOM IN THE DARK. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, L WRIST SPRAIN, CONT HEAD/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA HEAD.PT.REFERS WHILE MOPPING KITCHEN FLOOR FELL DOWN(SLIP) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR AND SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOPPING HER FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL DX- SCALP LAC SAH SHOULDER A ND HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT WITH BROOM;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PAIN STARTED WHILE SWEEPING FLOORS HEAD PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD STRUCK BY A BROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR, SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GOING BETWEEN TWO ROOM S, DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT SLIPPED ON MOP AND HIT HEAD YESTERDAY. DX: NECK STRAIN, THORACIC STRAIN, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT HAD BROOM FALL ON HEAD - NO LOC. LACERATION SCALP/. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD W/BROOM DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS ACCID STRUCK IN TOP OF HEAD BY BROTHER W/ A BROOMSTICK. PT HAS L AC TO TOP OF HEAD. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE MOPPING BATHROOM FLOOR HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT ON HEAD WITH A BROOM. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Built-in swimming pools |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A MOP, FEW WEEKS AGO, & THEN HIT AGAIN YEST. WHEN A CHILD JUMPED IN THE POOL, & HIS BACKBONE, HIT PT IN HEAD. DX: CHI, NEC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT SWEEPING BED OF PICK UP TRUCK WHEN PT FELL OUT AND HIT HEAD. D: CHI, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SISTER HIT PT ON THE HEAD WITH A BROOM WHILE PLAYING. D: LACERATION S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Counters or countertops |
| 24YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME FELL OVER A BROOM STICK HIT L CHEEK ON COUNTER C/O L EYE PAIN, DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FELL WHEN MOPPING;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON BROOM;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD BY BROOM FRIEND THREW OFF ROOF LACERATION HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH BROOM; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Other toys |
| PT WAS AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY. STRUCK IN HEAD ACCID W/ A BROOM STICK USED TO HIT A PINATA. NO LOC. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| MOP FELL ON HIS HEAD;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT WITH BROOM ACCIDENTALLY,;DX CONCUSSION, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| H'TMA HEAD ON FEATHER DUSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FELL SWEEPING DRIVEWAY, HIT HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| BROOMSTICK VS. HEAD DX: 1CM SCALP LAC, TISSUE ABRASION, BRUISE TO L CHIN AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH HIS FRIENDS AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A METAL BROOM HANDLE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 73 YOF TRIPPED OVER BROOM AND HIT HEAD AGAINST WALL SUSTAINING CHI AND SPRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| BROOM STICK BROKE INTO PIECES AND CUT PTS HEAD. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A BROOM AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT CLEANING HER HOUSE WHEN A LONG HANDLED CLEANING BRUSH FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 5 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A MOP AT HOME AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD. NO LOC. SEEMED D AZED AFTER INJ. STRAING OFF. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS MOPPING FLOOR AT HOME AND SLIPPED FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD DX- MI NOR HEAD INJ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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