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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,735
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 60 YOF FELL OVER A PALLET OF WOOD AT *** AND HURT KNEEFRACTURED KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A SKID. DX CONTUSION L SHOULDER/ WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 86 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: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| DX SYMPTOMATIC DJD L THUMB: JAMMED L THUM INO WOODEN BOX X 3D AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers, Containers |
| WHILE MOVING A CASE DOWN A RAMP, PT CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN PALLET AND CASE S, CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| TRIPPED OVER A PALLET AT THE STORE, FELL ON RIGHT KNEE---RIGHT KNEE CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Wooden containers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HEMATOMA LEFT EYE-WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A PALLET WHILE UNLOADING T RUCK. NO LOC. HAS SEVERE PAIN IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT STATES INJURED ARM WHILE PICKING UP A PALLET DX RT UPPER ARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| H/O CHROIC LOWER BACK PAIN WHICH WAS EXCERBATED AFTER PICKING UP A PALL ET>> BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers, Foods |
| 54 YOM WAS SHOPPING WHEN A LARGE PALLET OF PEACHES FELL OVER ONTO HIS F LIP-FLOP CLAD FOOT, PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A PALLET FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT FELL 6 FT ONTO PALLETS. DX: L SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 91Y/O,F,BUMPED LEG ON WOODEN BOX, SKIN TEAR R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 61 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: Wooden containers |
| 3 CM LACERATION OF RT THUMB REPAIRED: POSS AVULSION FX DISTAL PHALANX RT THUMB: CUT THUMB ON CEMENT BLOCKS THAT FELL OFF SKIDS, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT HIT FOOT ON WOODEN PALLET, CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PALLET AND INJURED KNEE. DX: LEFT PATELLA CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 61Y/O,M,DROPPED SKID ON FOOT, CONTUSION R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 80 YO PALLET FELL ON TOE CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wooden containers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE HAND - 52 YO FEMALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME WHEN MOVING A PALLE T AND IMPALED HAND ON RUSTY NAIL STICKING OUT OF PALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| HEEL FX-HIT FOOT ON A PALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT AT MARKET, TRIPPED & FELL OVER WOODEN BOX. DX: CONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| CHEST CONT/75YOM AT STORE (***) AND TRIPPED OVER WOODEN PALLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 87YOF WHILE SHOPPING AT GIANT EAGLE FELL OVER A WOODEN PALLET, STRIKING HEAD;FALL / HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| LACERATION TO SCALP AND CONTUSION TO HEAD - OAK PALLET FELL OVER STRIKING HIM IN TOP OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| HIT LEG ON CORNER OF A WOODEN BOX/DX-4 CM L LOWER LEG LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Wooden containers, Counters or countertops |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PALLET HIT HEAD ON COUNTER HEMATOMA FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| 72 YO M ABRASION TO ELBOW, DISLOCATED THUMB TRIPPED OVER PALLET* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| GOT DRUNK AND FELL ONTO CORNER OF WOODEN JEWELRY BOX AT HOME. DX; CONC USSION, LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| CHEST CT-FELL-HIT SIDE ON WOODEN BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 54 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: Wooden containers |
| 54 YO M LUMBARSTRAIN INJURED PULLING 200LB PALLET PT HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| RIBS FX-SITTING ON PALLET-PALLET BROKE-PT FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED THROUGH PALLET CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| FELL OFF PALLETT AT FOOD BANK FRACTURE HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 55 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: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| WOODEN PALLET FELL ON PTS HAND, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| PT STRUCK LEG ON WOODEN BOX DURING PHYSICAL THERAPY AT NURSING HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Wooden containers |
| TRIPPED OVER A PALETTE AT ***. DX CONCUSSION WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wooden containers, Beds or bedframes |
| FACIAL CELLULITIS: FELL OUT OF BED & HIT L SIDE OF FACE ON WOODEN BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden containers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| ON *** @ STORE, TRIPPED OVER A PALLET OF CANS&FELL>> THIGH/WRIST ABRS/C ONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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