Accidents - Rug shampooers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,128
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	107
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	232
Year 2005:	242
Year 2006:	346
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	257
Year 2009:	421
Year 2010:	135

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	749	Finger:	327
Toe:	264	Foot:	151
Knee:	140	Wrist:	119
Unkown:	79	Hand:	71
Shoulder:	70	All Of Body:	66
Lower Leg:	40	Upper Trunk:	30
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	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: Rug shampooers, Stairs or steps
78 YOM STRAINED LUMBAR SPINE & CONTUSION TO RT. HIP- REPORTS A 70 LB. C ARPET STEAMER FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, HITTING PT IN RT. HIP AT HOME.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rug shampooers
53YOM TRYING TO STOP A LEAK FROM A SHAMPOOER AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers, Furniture
PT WAS USING A RUG SHAMPOOER TO CLEAN THE CARPET AT HOME WAS MOVING THE FURNITURE, CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
51 YOF INJURED LOW BACK FROM SHAMPOOING CARPET. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rug shampooers
PT WAS SHAMPOOING CARPET WHEN LOWER BACK STARTED TO HAVE SHARP STABB ING PAINS. DX: BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
56 YOF WITH NECK PAIN SINCE SHAMPOOING MOTHERS CARPET ONE WEEK AGO, DX: CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	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: Rug shampooers
PT TWISTED BACK WHILE LIFTING RUG SHAMPOOER, SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers, Rugs or carpets
PT WAS AT HOME USING A CARPET SHAMPOOER TO CLEAN THE CARPET, FX LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rug shampooers
PT LIFTED CARPET CLEANER AND HIP POPPED. DX: R HIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
WAS USING A CARPET SHAMPOOER AND STRAINED LOW BACK DX- MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET CLEANER HOSE GOING UP STAIRS. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN, BILAT ANKLE STRAIN, BILAT FOREARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 53 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: Rug shampooers
53Y/O,F,HIT TOE ON CARPET SHAMPOOER AT HOME, CONTUSION R LITTLE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rug shampooers
PT LOST BALANCE AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING CARPET CLEANER. D: LOW BACK CONTUSION AND STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rug shampooers, Rugs or carpets
STEAM CLEANING CARPET, ACUTE LEFT KNEE AND LEFT HIP PAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rug shampooers, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION KNEE TRIPPING OVER CARPET CLEANER AND FALLLING TO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rug shampooers, Rugs or carpets
CLEANING CARPETS AT HOME BLISTER TO THUMB ..INFECTED BLISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT WAS STEAM CLEANING HER CARPETS AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINE D BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rug shampooers
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO EMPTY SHAMPOOER, TRIPPED OVER SHAMPOOER. DX. C ONT CHEST, BACK, R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rug shampooers
PT BROKE OUT IN HIVES AND SKIN RASH FROM CARPET *** CLEANER WAS AT HOME CLEANER WAS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rug shampooers
PICKED UP STEAM CLEANER & CUT FINGER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers
FELL OVER A CARPET SHAMPOOER CORD FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rug shampooers
PT USING A RUG SHAMPOOER AT HOME AND DROPPED THE WASTE CONTAINER ONTO R IGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
53YFC C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING A CARPET SHAMPOOER/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers
WHILE SHAMPOOING CARPET LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
PT PICKED UP A RUG SHAMPOOER THAT WEIGHED 100 LBS C/O LOWER BACK PAIN L UMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers
PT JAMMED TOE ON CARPET STEAM CLEANER AT HOME TONIGHT. D: 4TH TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers
HIT FOOT ON STEAM CLEANER TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
STRAIN R KNEE; HELPING FRIEND SHAMPOO CARPETS - SLIPPED & FELL TURNING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
FELL ON STEAM CLEANER RIGHT FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
INJURED BACK 2 DAYS AGO MOVING STEAM CLEANER DX: LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
PT LIFTING A CARPET SHAMPOOER AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
TRIPPED OVER CARPET CLEANER'S HOSE SPRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers, Rugs or carpets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rug shampooers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rug shampooers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rug shampooers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rug shampooers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/1999	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rug shampooers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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