Accidents - Sprayers - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,559
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	152
6-15 years old:	359
16-25 years old:	204
26-50 years old:	1,776
50+ years old:	1,066

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	778	Finger:	626
Foot:	340	Lower Trunk:	280
Face:	275	Lower Arm:	222
Upper Trunk:	214	Eyeball:	170
Knee:	133	All Of Body:	108
Head:	90	Shoulder:	79
Upper Arm:	75	Neck:	71
Ankle:	30	Elbow:	15
Wrist:	15	Toe:	15
Ear:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A POWER WASHER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials
PT PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF FRACTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
OTITIS MEDIA-GOT SOMETHING IN EAR WHILE USING A PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
51 YO F NUMBNESS TO L INDEX FINGER USES SPRAYERBOTTLE WITH L HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
CUT HAND USING PRESSURE WASHER DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS DRIVEWAY AND THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN HIS SHOE AND GOT PRESSURE TO THE ANKLE & FOOT. DX-LT ANKLE PAIN, SWELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
WRIST LAC-CUT ON PRESSURE HOSE-@ CAR WASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT.INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME CAUGHT WHEN USING A POWER WASHER. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
USING A PRESSURE WASHER, ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND AT HOME. DX. LAC/CONT L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS INJURED WHILE PRESSURE SPRAYING HER DRIVEWAY. DX: LEFT HIP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
WOUND LT.FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE USING PRESSURE SPRAYER MACHINE,CUT FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT RECEIVED BURN TO PALMAR HAND AFTER TOUCHED PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER WASHER, SPRAYED LT FOOT CAUSING AN ABRASIO N TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
HIT HAND WITH PRESSURE SPRAY WASHER/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
3 YR OLD MALE FELL AND LANDED HAND ON POWER WASHER MOTOR IN BACKYARD AT HOME; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE PALM BURNS; HAND BURNS, 0.5% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
LT KNEE HYPEREXTENDED TAKING PRESSURE WASHER OFF TRUCK LT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A POWER WASHER NOW CHEST PAIN / DX R CHEST MUSCHLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT LAC LT UPPER ARM ON PRESSURE CLEANER NOZZLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
HAND BURN-TOUCHED MUFFLER ON POWER WASHER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND JAMMED FINGER WITH THE SPRAY LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
FELL OUTSIDE LANDING ON METAL SPRAYER STRIKING RIGHT CHEST WALL. CONTUS ION, RIGHT CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
INJURED L ANKLE 1 WEEK AGO W/PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX: CELLULITIS L ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
6YOM BENT OVER STRIKING EYE ON PIECE OF METAL OF PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT DROPPED AND 11 POUND PRESSURE WASHER ON FOOT PAIN AND SWELLING DX// PAIN SWELLING RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
48 YOM WAS CLEANING HIS DECK WITH POWER WASHER OVER LAST TWO DAYS, PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW STARTED YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 49 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB-INJURED WHILE USING A PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
FELL ONTO ARM HELPING DAD POWERWASH THE HOUSE " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
57YMC USING PRESSURE WASHER MOVED ARM IN FRONT OF STREAM CUTTING SKIN/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS POWERWASHING ROOF & SLIPPED OFF LANDING ON GROUND AT HOME DX: LUMBAR SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
TOUCHED MANIFOLD OF PRESSURE WASHER BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sprayers
SCALD BURN FROM A PRESSURE WASHER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 43 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: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
CUT FINGER ON A HIGH PRESSURE WATER WASHING A DRAIN " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
WALKING AND WATCHING SOMEONE USE POWER WASHER AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WERE SHE WAS GOING AND FELL HAND FRACTURE/BILAT WRIST SPRAIN/CONTUSI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
28 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON POWER WASHER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT GOT A LACERATION ON HAND WHILE USING A POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT WAS USING A SPRAYER AND INJURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT INJ LT FOOT WITH PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT LIFTED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sprayers
WATER FROM HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT FELL ON HOT MOTOR FROM PRESSURE WASHER @ HOME HAS BURNS TO RT HAND DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO PALM OF RT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT POWER WASHING CAR, FELT PAIN IN NECK, STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
CUT FINGER WITH PRESSURE WASHER DX R 5TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners
GOT DEGREASER ON ARMS WHILE USING POWER WASHER DX: BILAT. FOREARM & HAND CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT OUTSIDE PRESSURE WASHING HER HOUSE IN THE HOT SUN AND PASSED OUT HEA T EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
CUT FOOT ON PRESSURE WASHER DX LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
38 YO USING PRESSURE WASHER INJURED KNEE LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PSI, HIGH PRESSURE WASHER, PRESSURE WASHING CONCRETE DX: HIGH PRE SSURE HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT INJURED LT FOOT 6 DAYS AGO WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME, PAIN STARTED 2 DAYS AGO. DX - CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
43 YOF WAS POWER WASHING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE ON CONCRE TE CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP, MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT HAS HAD KNEE PX SINCE PRESSURE WASHING 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE POWER WASH " F.ARM LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS AT WATER PARK AND WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH SPRAYER. DX: FOREHEAD LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Containers
PT TRIPPED OVER POWER WASHER AND HIT FACE ON A BOX AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
INJURED ARM WHILE POWERWASHING HOUSE. DX. L FOREARM ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT IN HOUSE WHILE POWER WASHER RUNNING IN BASEMENT OF HOUSE, CO RE ADINGS IN HOUSE >500 PPM, EXPOSED FOR 1 HR; CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sprayers
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-WAS USING A POWER WASHER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC FLE W INTO RT EYE. HAS PAIN AND REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
FOOT LAC-@ HOME-USING POWER WASHER-HIT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING A DECK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
CORNEAL ABRASION R&L EYEBALLS, PT SPRAYED BY HIS 3YRS OLD BROTHER W/SOM E CHEMICAL AT HOME, C/O REDNESS, WATERING, BLURRED VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PULLED MS IN THE BACK LIFTING HEAVY POWER WASHER MACHIN " MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 34 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: Other
Product: Sprayers
HIGH PRESSURE INJURY R HAND - INJURED HAND WHEN USING PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sprayers, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT FELL HEADFIRST 20FT ONTO ROCKS WHILE PRESSURE WASHING WINDOWS. DX: R SDH, L TEMPORAL BONE FX, R ORBITAL FLOOR FX, L ILIAC WING FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: STARTING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools
PT WORKING ON EMPTY POOL WITH POWER WASHER WHEN FELL BACKWARDS ONTO POO L FLOOR FROM 5 FEET. D: CHI, ELBOW LAC, ELBOW SPRAIN, SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 30 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
BURNT HAND ON EXHAUST HOUSING OF POWER WASHER " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials
SLIPPED WHILE PRESSURE WASHING,HIT ELBOW ON A BRICK LAC LT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
SPRAYER FROM SINK HIT PT IN FACE, LACERATION OUTER CREASE OF EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT HIT RT THUMB ON POWER WASHER DX: RT THUMB INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 48 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: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT HIT IN HAND WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER SPRAYER. DX: FINGER LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Sprayers
DAD WAS POWER WASHING THE GARAGE, LATER PATIENT STARTED VOMITING, ?TOXI C INHALATION "VOMITING'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sprayers
USING PRESSURE WASHER AND STEAM BURNED CHEST SECOND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PRESSURE WASHER. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
73 YO MALE USED POWER WASHER AT HOME CELLULITIS RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 31 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: Sprayers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
EYE PAIN FOLLOWING POWER WASHING THE GUTTERS " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sprayers
USING PRESSURE WASHER, HOT WATER HIT FOOT AT HOME. DX. 2ND DEG BURN R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
21 YO MALE DROPPED PWER WASH MACHINE ON TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
WHILE WASHING CAR WITH SPRAYER, PT FELT SHOULDER PAIN. DX: STRAIN CLA VICLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sprayers, Stairs or steps
CARRYING WASHER UPSTAIRS, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD " CHI" +" BACK STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT WAHSING CAR WITH PRESSURE WASHER, HOSE BROKE OFF AND TIP HIT LT 2ND FINGER, CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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