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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,898
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 28 YOM BECAME DIZZY WHEN USING A PAINT SPRAYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 51 YOM INJURED WRISTS, "I'VE BEEN DOING ALOT OF PAINTING". DX-ACUTE ELF LEFT WRIST GANGLIA CYST,BILATERAL HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Floors or flooring materials |
| 54 YOF-WAS PAINTING & FELL APPROX 10 FT ONTO FLOOR FROM A LADDER @ HOME -HEAD/NECK/SHOULDER/ELBOW/WRIST DX CONCUSSION W/LOC CERVICAL RADICH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 12YOM, C/O THROAT CLOSING&DIFF TO BREATH AFTER SPRAYING ?" SEALER">>INH ALATION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 11 MO M PICKED UP A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT AND SPRAYED SOME IN HIS LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 8YOF HX OF ASTHMA WHEN YOUNGER HAD WHEEZING & SHORT OF BREATH IN GYM CL ASS, SCHOOL IS BEING SPRAY PAINTED; ASTHMA W/ ACUTE EXACERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 58 YO F, C/O NOSEBLEED THAT STARTED WHILE PLAINTING AT HOME, DX EPISTAX IS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 28 YOM HAD PAINT SPRAYER EXPLODE IN HAND. DX: CLOSED L FIFTH PHALANX FX, HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 29 YOM FX FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN PAINT PUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 30 YOM INJURED FINGERS FROM CLEANING PAINT SPRAYER, INJECTED FINGERS WITH PAINT. DX-INJECTION INJURY(PAINT) TO LEFT INDEX & MID FINGER, TRAN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 77 YOM W/LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TURNING & BENDING WHILE PAINTING. DX##: LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| HIT HEAD ON PAINT CAN EYEBROW LACERATION 2 YOP M # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 52 YOF WAS PAINTING AT CHURCH AND STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| PAINTING BATHROOM STARTED HAVE BACK PAIN DORSAL STRAIN 82YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 84 Y/O MALE WITH DIRECT STRESS BIL KNEE FROM KNEELING WHILE PAINTINGDX BIL KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 33YOF LEGS STARTED HURTING AFTER PAINTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 30 YOM INJURED SHOULDER PAINTING. DX-LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN, ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Fences or fence posts |
| 51 YOM FELL OUTSIDE WHILE PAINTING FENCE. DX ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 77 YOF INJURED NECK FROM PAINTING AND SCRAPING HOUSE. DX-CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 63 YOF, PAITING WITH ROLLER, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 22 YOM LT RING FINGER/HAND PAIN, INJURED W/PAINT SPRAYER; + EDEMA/BRUIS ING. DX: HAND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 26 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL PAINTING INSIDE OF HOUSE. DX-ACUTE RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 55YOM C/O PAIN IN RT HIP SINCE LAST WEEK, HAS BEEN EXERTING HIMSELFPAIN TING A HOUSE. DX - SCIATICA, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 50 YOF PT C/O FEELING BAD AFTER MULTIPLE SPIDER BITES WHILE PAINTING BA RN TODAY. GENERALIZED ALLERGIC REACTION SECONDARY TO INSECT BITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 39 YOM-BROUGHT TO ED BY ALS FOR C/O DEHYDRATION-OUTSIDE PAINTING DX HEAT EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 30 YOM INJURED SHOULDER FROM PAINTING. DX-ACUTE EXACCERBATION OF LEFT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 57YOF-WAS APINTING THIS AM AND STATED THE FUMES MADE HER SHORT OF BREATH. DX: BROCHITIS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 52 YOM C/O SPRAY FROM PAINT GUN HIT FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND IT SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. DX FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Aerosol containers |
| DX PNEUMONIA: 74YOM W LG HEMATOMA ON L THIGH SUS ~2WKS AGO F SPRAY PAINT CAN THAT EXPLODED W HE WAS HEAT IT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| 17YOM CLEANING PAINT GUN W/MINERAL SPIRITS; FELT CHEST BURN; HEART RACING, DIZZY,HAS THE SHAKES |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Fans |
| 65 YOF-@ HOME PT WAS PAINTING THE CEILING & L WRIST WAS STRUK BY CEILIN G FAN BLADE DX CONTUSION L WRIST * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 42 YOF INJURED LOW BACK PAINTING. DX-LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 2 YOF INJURED CHEST FROM PAINTING MACHINE FALLING OVER ON TOP OF HER CHEST AT HOME. DX-CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 43 YOF INJURED THORACIC AND LUMBAR BACK FROM PAINTING. DX-ACUTE THORACIC, LUMBAR STRAIN, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 20 YOM LOW BACK PAIN AFTER HELPING A FRIEND PAINT WITH AUTOMATIC PAINT ROLLER. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 21 YOF REPORTS BEING BIT BY A SQUIRREL ON FINGER WHILE PAINTING OUTDOORS AT HOME-DX-SQUIRREL BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 32YO HISP MALE STS L INDEX FINGER LACERATION FROM PAINT SPRAYER INJECTION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 31YOF WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PAINTING DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Manual cleaning equipment |
| 44YOF-PT WAS PAINTING & CLEANING-FB SENSATION RO R 2ND-3RD FINGER X 3 W KS DX FB SENSATION R 2ND-3RD FINGERS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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