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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,061
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HEALING ABRASION OF HANDS - SCRATCHED HANDS WHEN TEARING UP OLD CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT HAND SPR. PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET FLOOR-C/O RT HAND PAIN/SWELLING; CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG FELL OUTSIDE OF HER APARTMENT BUILDING LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON CARPETED STEPS LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LACERATION HAND - 3 YOF FELL LACERATING HER LEFT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF CARPETING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT HAND CONT; LUMBAR CONT. PT FELL OVER UNEVEN CARPET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES HE WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL WITH HANDS ON WOOD STOVE AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX: 1ST, 2ND DEGREE BURNS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG / FELL DX: L HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIPPING OUT OLD CARPET / HANDS SWELLING / RASH DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS / ALLERGIC REACTION DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 20 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: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FX LT METACARPAL, FELL DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 CARPETED STEPS LANDING ON HER RT HAND AND INJURING IT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET AND HIT RT HAND DX: RT 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables |
| 26 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL WITH BOTH HANDS ON NIGHT STAND - CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 44 YOWM USED A BOX CUTTER TO CUT CARPET AND INJURED R HAND. DX. LACERAT ION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG & TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET DX: FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 52 YOBM WHO BURNED HIS HAND. POWER OUT AND WAS USING CANDLE. CANDLE FEL L OVER AND STARTED BURNING CARPET.FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON RUG, FELL ON WOODEN FLOOR DX: CONTUSION RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 40 YO BM- CONTACT DERMATITIS - CONTACT WITH NEW CARPET PRODUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A MAT / FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION / SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SEEN FOR HAND FX AFTER TRIPPING ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER MAT / FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT PARENTS HOUSE WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CARPET . DX; LAC.L.PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT'S FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET CAUSING HER TO FALL ON THE FLOOR AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. DX-FRACTURE RT. 5TH METACARPAL, CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| MOVING RUG AND WIFE DROPPED ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ONTO HAND;HEMATOMA NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL ONTO HAND C/O SWELLING DX FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON SMALL CARPET INJURING HAND DX: FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION R HAND - FELL FORWARD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Baby gates or barriers |
| PT STEPPING OVER BABY GATE, FELL AND LANDED ON CARPET. D: HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses |
| FELL ON CARPET WITH A GLASS IN HER HAND AND LAC HAND AND GOT GLASS PIEC ES IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET ON STAIRS FELL INJURING HAND, HEMATOMA R HAND, ABR ASION CONTUSION L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CONTUSION HAND - 60 YOF WAS LIFTING HEAVY RUGS TODAY AND NOTICED AFTERW ARDS AN AREA OF ECCHYMOSIS ON THE BACK OF HER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT MOTHER STATES CHILD TRIPPED OVER CARPET PLATE ON FLOOR AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 60 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A RUG AND CUT HAND ON A GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND THEN PUT HAND THRU GLASS CABINET LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET - HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| REMOVING CARPET WHEN FELL BACKWARDS ONTO 1 1/2" CONSTRUCTION NAIL. DX. PW L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| ABRASION L HAND - CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING CARPET AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT AIRPORT DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| R HAND SPR/3YOM SAYS HE FELL AND HURT R HAND AT FATHER'S HOUSE 2 DAYS AGO. FELL ON RUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| C/O PAIN R HAND TO ELBOW, CLEANING CARPET SATURDAY. DX. R HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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