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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,180
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| STATES SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SHED. DX: CONCUSSION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 55 YOM C/O ELBOW PAIN, ONSET WHEN TEARING DOWN HIS SHED, HEARD ELBOW POP. DX-STRAIN LEFT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM FALL IN SHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 67 YOM LAC TO L MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS IN STORAGE BUILDING DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 65 YOM, SLIPPED HIT ELBOW ON SHED, CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 67 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: Tool sheds |
| 67YOM BUILDING A SHED AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| WORKING ON ROOF OF SHED AT HOME STEPPED ON ROTTEN AREA, FELL THRU ROOG 10 FT. DX-FX, LAC FINGER, CONTUSION HEAD AMND CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 83YOF CONTUSION/ABRASIONS TO FOREHEAD AND ARMS TRIPPED GOING INTO SHED AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 66 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: Tool sheds |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.PT WAS TEARING DOWN A TOOL SHED AND RECIEVED MULTIP LE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| WHILE TAKING DOWN SHED, SOMETHING HEAVY FLEW INTO EYE. DX. RUPTURED GLO BE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| AFTER MOVING A SHED LAST NIGHT HAD ONSET LOW BACK AND HEAD PAIN, DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL INTO SHED. DX. FINGER DISLOCATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds, Awls, chisels or planes |
| CLEANING SHED, HIT ARM ON CHISEL/ LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| GETTING TIRE OUT OF SHED DROPPED ON FINGER CONTUSIN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| STATES HAD A NEW SHED BUILT,ED WENT TO GO IN THE SHED, FELL AND INJURE D HIS FOREARM. DX: CONTUSION TO FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 77Y/O,F,FELL ONTO MACADEM WHILE HELPING TO MOVE A SHED, HIT HEAD, HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL OFF STORAGE SHED/ L T RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT FELL 10 FT OFF SHED ONTO TRACTOR TIRE. DX: C6 FX, SENSORY/MOTOR DEFICIT BELOW C6. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT IS A PLEASANT 84 YO MALE WHO TRIPPED COMING OUT OF HIS SHED AND SUFF ERED L HIP FX. DX. FX HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A SHED AT HOME C/O RIGHT & LEFT ARM SKIN TE AR. DX: ANTERIOR INFERIOR LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL STRUCK LEG AGAINST STORAGE SHED ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 61 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: Tool sheds |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS SMALL CONFINED SHED IN THE HEAT AND GOT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT HEAT EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL ABOUT 8FT OFF OF A SHED SHE WAS DISMANTALING HITTING HEAD ON TREE LANDING IN PILE OF OLD SHINGLES DX- C6 FX NOSE FX LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT SHUT FINGER IN SHED DOOR AT HOME TODAY DX/ RIGHT 5TH FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL FROM A SHED 6FT AT HOME UPPER BACK PAIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A SHED THAT FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL IN HIS SHED STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE CONTUSION RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT GETTING LEAVES OFF THE ROOF OF HIS SHED AND FELL OFF THE SHED TO THE GROUND FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| LOW BACK PAIN;HERNIATED DISC/61YOF FELL ON MAY 28TH IN HER STORAGE SHED . STS LOWER BACK HURTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| WRIST FX-@ SISTER'S HOUSE-CUT ON A METAL SHED WHE WAS HELPING TO ASSEMB LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| SUST INJ TO L AND ELBOW WHEN SHED FELL ON HIM AT HOME DX L ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT FELL WHILE BUILDING SHED. DX: R LEG LAC 11 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| SUSTAINED INSECT BITE TO RIGHT WRIST WHILE WORKING ON SHED AT HOME. PUN CTURE WOUND, RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| DX FALL F LADDER/CONTU BACK: 10FT FALL OFF SHED; TENDERNESS TO SACRUM; BACK/NECK PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| TAKING APART A METAL SHED LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| DX SUPERFICIAL LAC: CUT ON LIGHT-WT METAL DOOR F SHED "&HIT HIM IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT WAS WORKIGN IN HIS YARD WHEN THE WIND BLEW A SHED DOOR CLOSED ONTO R IGHT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| DX SPRAIN KNEE & LEG: P/W SUDDEN ONSET OF PN & SWELL'G OVER &BEHIND R KNEE INJ SELF STEP'G OUT OF SHED, TWISTED & MISSTEP'D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 58YMC IN SHED WITH DOOR SLIGHTLY OPEN WITH BOAT MOTOR RUNNING FOR 1/2 HOUR C/O HEADACHE AND NAUSEA/ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT STATES WAS OUT IN THE SHED AT HOME WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE FRAME AN D LANDED ON WOOD DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT HIT HAND AGAINST A METAL SHED C/O FINGER PAIN AND SWELLING X 2 WKS. DX: METACARPAL FRACTURE,LIPOMA/NEUROMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| BACK PAIN AFTER UNLOADING STORAGE BUILDING DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| DX SPRAIN/STRAIN ANK: STEPPED OFF STEP WRONG COM'G OUT OF HER SHED & TWISTED ANK LAS NOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| FELL FROM A 8 FT SHED AT HOME, C/O PAIN TO LEFT FOOT. DX; FX TO LEFT HEEL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL IN SHED AT HOME DX: NASAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT WAS FOUND IN A FARMERS SHED, WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND FEET WERE "BLOODY" DX- FROSTBITE TO FEET |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| 54 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL COMING OUT OF SHED SUSTAINING LACERATION TO LOW ER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tool sheds |
| PT HELPING HUSBAND BUILD A SHED AND FELT A PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN ED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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