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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 980
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| 62 YO M PRESSURE WASHING HOME, FELL DOWN STEPS. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 27YOM FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE POWER WASHING DX: HEAD CONTUSION, CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 12 MONTH F PINNED UNDER A PRESSURE WASHER, IT FELL ON HER AND HIT HER H EAD DX: CHI WITH CONCUSSION ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING PRESSURE WASHER HANDLE HIT IN HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 53 YR OLD POWER WASHING DECK FOOT CAUGHT IN CORD AND PT FELL HIT HEAD A T HOME DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 79 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, Stepladders |
| PT ON A THREE FOOT STEP LADDER POWER WASHING HIS DECK AND FELL OFF STR UCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF INTO THE BUSHES SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD IUNJURY AND LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX CEPHALGIA W POSS EXHUAST EXPOSURE: USED POWERWASHER TO CLEAN INCLOSED SPACE (KITCHEN) DEVELOPED "DISSINESS" N & HA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE. DX: L FRONTAL LOBE HEMORRHAGE, L2-L3 TP FX, L 7/8 RIB FX, FACIAL & BILAT KNEE ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools |
| 76 YO M CONCUSSION PT WAS ADMITTED, FELL ONTO CONCRETE WHILE POWER WASHING THE SWIMMING POOL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 24 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HANDLE OF POWER WASHER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Ladders |
| SCALP LAC/39YOF POWER WASHING FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN STABLIZER FROM LADDER FELL 10 FEET HITTING PT IN HEAD CAUSING LAC. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 06/24/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER&NOZZEL FELL HITTING HEAD. " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE WHEN HE DISLODGED A BEES NEST WAS CHA SED AND TO GET AWAY TRIPPED OVER PRESSURE WASHER STRIKING HEAD IOI HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH PRESSURE HOSE, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX: SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE L OCCIITAL LOBE, SCALP LACS. FOUND DOWN IN DRIVEWAY WHILE HE WAS PRESSURE WASHING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WASHING CAR AT CAR WASH AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE.DX LAC OF POSTERIOR SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/22/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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