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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT ON THE HANDLE OF POWERWASHER HITTING IN RIB AREA NOW C/O PAIN RIB FR ACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| STRAINED CHEST WHEN LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LIFTED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. DX: MUSCLE SKELETAL PAIN TO UPPER TRUNK/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers, Gasoline |
| UPPER TORSO BURNS. FILLING POWER WASHER WITH GASOLINE AT HOME.EXPLODED AND BURNED UPPER TORSO. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 38 YO MALE WAS POWER WASHING HOUSE AND DEVELOPED PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Swimming pools |
| TRUNK AB-AT HOME-FROM HIGH PRESSURE WATER SPRAYER-CLEANING SWIMMING POO L W/ SIBLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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