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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,253
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 56YOF SUSTAINED ANKLE SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A STONE@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 55YOF AT THE GRAVEYARD PUTTING FLAGS AND FEATHERS ON TOMBSTONES ACCIDENTLY STEPPED INTO A DITCH INJURED KNEE;KNEE CONTUSION,LAC 2CM &3C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 67 YOF, FELL AT CEMETARY, HIT HAND ON TOMBSTONE , FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 80YOM FELL IN A GRAVEYARD AND SCRAPED ARM ON A GRAVESTONE. DX. FOREARM SKIN AVULSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 51YOF AT A CEMETERY TRIPPED OVER GRAVE MARKER HIT HEAD/ DX 4CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 60YROLDMALE WAS VISITING GRAVEYARD WHEN TOMBSTONE FELL OVER ON PT FOOT/ ANKLE DX CONTUSION ANKLE/FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 86 YOF INJURED UPPER ARM USING TOMBSTONE TO GET UP FROM GROUND, TOMBSTONE FELL OVER ON HER. DX-HUMERAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 86 YOM TRIPPED AT CEMETARY AND HIT RIBS ON WIFES CEMENT TOMBSTONE MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 85YOM TRIPPED OVER GRAVE MARKER AND STRUCK FACE ON GRASS AT CEMETARY CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 77YOF CLEANING OFF TOMBSTONE NOTICE HER CAR WAS MOVING RAN TRIPPED OVER A TOMBSTONE;SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT SUSTAINED ANKLE INJURY WHEN A TOMBSTONE FELL ON HER ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 89 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| TRIPPED OVER GRAVESTONE AT CEMETARY, FELL HIT HEAD ON ANOTHER GRAVESTON E. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| DROVE OFF THE ROAD & HIT A TOMBSTONE WHILE HAVING CARDIAC ARREST. DX: NS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 61 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH LACERATION TO SCALP AND CERVICAL STRAIN - IN SUN AT FUNERAL, BECAME HOT AND FAINTED, STRIKING HEAD ON TOMBSTONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 76YOM WAS AT THE CEMETARY CLEANING OFF TWO GRAVESTONES,ACCIDENTLY INJURED LEFT FOREARM;FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| AT CEMETARY, PASSED OUT FALLING BACKWARDS, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON GRAVE MARKER DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD, HELD FOR OBSERVATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 51YOF WAS VISITING A CEMETARY,SLIPPED FALLING FORWARD HITTING HAND OFF TOMBSTONE;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 52YOF WHILE AT THE CEMETERY,STRUCK HER LOWER BACK,SACRAL AREA AGAINST A TOMESTONE,MAY HAVE PASSED OUT FROM STRESS; COCCYX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| C/O GRAVESIDE MONUMENT FALLING ON FOOT, LEG, ANKLE, C/O PAIN, DX; COMMINUTED FX L DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 69YOF AT THE CEMETERY CLEANING OFF HER MOTHER'S HEADSTONE ,HER ARM SLIPPED,HITTING HER LEFT SIDE; THORACIC /LUMBER SPINE;FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| FELL ON TOMBSTONE AND LACRRATED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION.PT WAS AT A CEMETARY AND FELL ON A TOMBSTONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON HEADSTONE AT CEMETARY DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| CHI - 87 YOF FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON TOMBSTONE, NO LOC, SCALP HE MATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE LEANING ON A TOMBSTONE AT THE CEMETARY. DX-CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-MVA-RESTRAINED PASSENGER FRONT SEAT-CAR SWIRVED TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR-RAN INTO TOMBSTONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 78 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: Other |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| SITTING ON TOMBSTONE FELL SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT WAS AT THE CEMENTARY WHEN A HEAD STONE FELL ONTO HER LOWER LEG. DX L EG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| DROPPED GRAVESTONE ON FOOT DX CONT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 54 YOF WAS SHOVING SOMEONE A LOOSE TOMBSTONE AT CHURCH AND IT FELL ON H ER FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT FELL IN CEMETARY ON A TOMBSTONE STRIKING KNEE C/O PAIN SWELLING AND BRUISING RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 94 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: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT AT THE RESTLAWN CEMETERY WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A GRAVESTONE SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| PT DROPPED A TOMBSTONE ON HIS FINGER DX: FRACTURE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| A TOMBSTONE FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT FOOT, CRUSH INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| TWISTED LEFT FOOT AT GRAVE SITE DX-LEFT FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 79YOF-FRACTURE LOWER LEG-TRIPPED OVER A TOMBSTONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| 92YOF-CONTUSION TO HEAD-FELL AT CEMETARY-HIT HEAD ON GRAVESTONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2001 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tombstones or grave markers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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