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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| PATIENT STEPPED IN A HOLE PUTTING AN ANTENNA UP AT HOME. DX-KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| 32 Y/O F INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN PULLING ON SATELITE DISH AND WAS HIT WIT H IT AT HOME. DX; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 72 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: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| FINGERS CRUSHED BY TV ANTENNA DX OPEN FRACTURE L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor antennas, Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM THE TOP OF A LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP AN ANTENNA FOR HIS SI STER. DX. ACUTE CONTUSION TO LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| SHOPPING AT GOODWILL WHEN A 15LB SATELLITE DISH FELL 6 FEET ONTO HIS HE AD CONTUSING SCALP AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SATELLITE DISH. DX. CONT HEAD, ABRA. SCALP, POISON IVY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| LEFT ANKLE DIS. PT FELL OFF A TRIPOD ANTENNA AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor antennas, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL 20FT FROM ROOF, FIXING SATELITE DISH. ACUTE RT SCAPULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor antennas, Rotary power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS PUSHING LAWN MOWER AND RAN INTO A SATELLITE DISH INJURING RT UPPER LEG; RT UPPER LEG CRAMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| CUT HAND ON SATELLITE DISH WHEN FELL AND HIT DISH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor antennas |
| TAKING SATELLITE DISH DOWN, CUT ARM ON EDGE. DX. LAC. R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor antennas, House repair or construction materials |
| 51 YO B MALE W/ANKLE CONTUSION. PT FELL OFF OF HIS ROOF WHILE PUTTING A N ANTENNA ON THE ROOF. E8849 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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