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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT SWALLOWED SM PIECE OF COAX ELECTRIC CABLE AT HOME, NOW W/VOMITING; S WALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPPED OVER THE TV CABLE&FELL LANDING ONTO HAND, +PAIN&SWELLING >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Benches |
| TRIPPED OVER CABLE HIT HEAD ON BENCH DX: LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| DX CORNEA ABRASION: CHILD W "SWIN'G THE TV CABLE AROUND & IT HIT HIM IN THE EYUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| DX FB EXTERNAL EY: RUN'G NEW CABLE WIR'G THRU INSULATION @ HOME W DUST FELL ON FACE. HAD IMMED FB SENSATION IN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| CONT EYE W/ COAXIAL CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| 49 Y/O HAD ONNSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING TV CABLE UNDER THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN (LUMBAR) - PULLING CABLE CAUSING PAIN TO LOW BACK, INCREASED WITH BENDING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Televisions |
| CORNEAL ABR- STRUCK SELF WITH CABLE FROM TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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