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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 60YOM WORKING IN ATTIC AROUND INSULATION AND DEVELOPED ACUTE ONSET OF WHEEZING AND DYSPNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Clothes dryers |
| DX POSS EXPOSURE TO ALLERGN: PT HAS POS EXPOSURE TO MOLD IN HOUSEF FAU LTY VENT'G OF DRYER AT HOME F PARENTS "BALACK MOLD IN ***" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT DOING HOME REMODELING AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INSULATION AND DEVELOPED HIVES ALL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PTS HOUSE BEING RECONSTRUCTED AND GOT INTO SOME INSULATION AND BROKE O UT ION A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Bathtubs or showers |
| PASSED OUT IN SHOWER (<1MIN). HAD BEEN WORKING WITH INSULATION EARLIER IN DAY, VERY ITCHY AND TOOK HOT SHOWER. NO INJURY FROM PASSING OUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT HAD INSULATION BLOWN INTO HER ATTIC 1.5 WEEKS AGO AND SOME GOT INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME. DX: INSULATION INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT DX POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE - PT C/O OF EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS X 2 MONTHS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT. WAS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ALLERGIC REACTION - 51 YOM WAS UP IN THE ATTIC PULLING INSULATION, WEAR ING MASK, BUT STARTED HAVING SOB, TROUBLE BREATHING, NOW FEELING BETTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ITCHING AND BURNING HANDS AFTER USING INSULATING FOAM SEALER WITHOUT WE ARING GLOVES/ ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| PT JUST HAD HER CONDO REDONE AND NEW INSULATION WAS PLACED IN THE WALLS DEVELOPED HIVES AND TEARING EYES ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT EXPOSED TO *** COMPLAINT OF ITCHING, CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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