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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 647
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| PT AT NURSING HOME HAS SHORTNESS OF BREATH FROM FLOOR WAX SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK - PT HAS BEEN USING POLYURTHANE ON HER FLOORS AND STARTED WHEEZING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. STATES SHE SLIPPED ON FRESHLY WAXED FLOOR AT HOME. DX. FX SACRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL YEST SLIPPED ON FRESHLY WAXED FLOOR. C/O PAIN TO L ELBOW AND L SHOULDER. DX. FX L WRIST, CONT L SHOULDER, CONT WRIST AND ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT GOT WAX IN EYE WHILE CLEANING FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON NEWLY WAXED KITCHEN FLOOR. DX: L SHOULDER/BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR AT HOME. DX. FX R PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| DRANK FLOOR WAX BY ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| BACK PAIN AFTER WAXING FLOOR 4 DAYS AGO LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED&FELL ON A WAXED FLOOR HITTING HEAD, +DAZED " CHI" +" HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES WHILE WAXING A FLOOR, C/O SOB, HEADACHE DX: INHALATION EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 84 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WAXED FLOOR LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials |
| FLOOR WAX SPILLED, SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor waxes |
| 22MO - DX: POISEN INGESTION - POSSIBLY DRANK FUTURE FLOOR WAX-NOT WITN ESSED- PARENTS SAW WAX ON FLOOR& CHILD'S CLOTHES& HAIR - & RUBBING EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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