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Accidents - Tarpaulins - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 584
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Shoulder:155Head:148
Upper Leg:90Foot:82
Face:69Finger:37

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/12/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Tarpaulins
FELT SHOULDER POP WHILE PUTTING TARP ONTO TRUCK/ LT ANTERIOR SHOULDER D ISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tarpaulins
CUT TO FOOT DROPPED POOL COVER ONTO FOOT DX: FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tarpaulins
C/O HIP PAIN, SLIPPED ON TARPAULIN AND FELL. DX-FX FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/19/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tarpaulins
PAIN TO UPPER LEG AFTER SLIPPING ON A TARPAULIN DX: UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tarpaulins
PUTTING A TARP OVER AN OBJECT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tarpaulins, Other unpowered garden tools
PT AT HOME RAKING AND TRIPPED OVER TARP FALLING INJ FACE/ DX FACIAL CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tarpaulins
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN HE FORGOT ABOUT A BRICK HE LEFT ON A TARP PT WENT TO MOVE TARP THE BRICK STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Tarpaulins
PT JAMMED (L) PINKY FINGER INTO STEEL WALL WHILE "TARPING" A TRAILERDX; ; DISLOCATED (L) SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tarpaulins
TAKING TARP OFF OF HAY AT RELATIVES HOUSE, ROCKS FROM TARP FELL ONTO HE AD. HAS CONCUSSION, FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tarpaulins
65YOM WAS AT HOME SLIPPED ON A TARPAULIN,FELL STRIKING HEAD;CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tarpaulins
PT WAS WALKING AND HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A TARPAULIN AND FELL ONTO RIG HT SHOULDER FRACTURED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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