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Accidents - Floor waxes - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 291
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:21
26-50 years old:152
50+ years old:117
Accidents - Body Parts:
Knee:90Upper Trunk:70
All Of Body:68Head:46
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR, CONTUSION TO FACE, ALSO INJUR ED ARM 2 WKS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
MOM WENT INTO CABINET LAST NIGHT. PT GRABBED BOTTLE OF ACRYLIC FLOOR FI NISH, DRANK 2 SIPS. COUGHED. PT VOMITED OVERNIGHT. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR&FELL LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS HITTINB BACK OF HEAD >>CHI W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Floor waxes
PT WAS STRIPPING FLOORS ON KNEES WITH ZIPPY FLOOR WAX CHEMICAL B URN KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
49YOF, FRESHLY POLISHED FLOOR , SLIPPED FELL, KNEE HIP PAIN, ABRASION K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR AND FELL. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN, SCALP LAC 1.7 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL AT HOME ON WAX FLOOR, RECEIVED STRAIN TO SHOULDER AND RIBS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor waxes
HEADACHE AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE FLOORS BEING FINISHED AT HOME. D X. FUME / VAPOR INHALATION, HEADACHE.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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