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Accidents - Floor waxes - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 200
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:74Eyeball:61
Lower Trunk:34Hand:15
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR AT BOWLING ALLEY. DX: R HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/30/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor waxes, Day wear
PT WAS FOUND WITH FLOOR WAX IN HER MOUTH, & SOME LIQUID ON HER SHIRT, 2-4 OZ. MISSING. DX: INGESTION OF PETROLEUM NAPTHA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Floor waxes
C/O PT STATES DROPPED FLOORWAX STRIPPER ON FOOT DX CHEMICAL BURN TO RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Floor waxes
C/O PT STATES SPILLED FLOOR WAX STRIPPER ON HAND DX CHEMICAL BURN TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2007Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor waxes
PT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK WAX CLEANER AT HOME TODAY HAS THROAT IRRITATION DX// ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Floor waxes
PT SPLASHED IN EYE WITH FLOOR WAX. D:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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