Accidents - Chimneys - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,076
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	135
Year 1998:	95
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	138
Year 2001:	68
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	42
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	69
Year 2008:	45
Year 2009:	240

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	231	Finger:	220
Head:	190	Elbow:	69
Lower Trunk:	69	Hand:	69
Face:	68	Wrist:	51
Mouth:	42	Ankle:	17
Knee:	15	Upper Trunk:	14
Lower Arm:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
PT WAS WORKING ON CHIMNEY TODAY WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON CEMENT AND HIT HEAD, HAS LAC TO SCALP DX: LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chimneys
THE CHIMNEY FELL ON PT, PINNING HIM TO A BUILDING. DX KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chimneys
67 YOM WITH RIGHT ELBOW PAIN AFTER FALLING ON THE ROOF WHILE TRYING TO GET A BIRD OUT OF HIS CHIMNEY, DX; ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
PT WAS IN A ROOM WHEN THE CHIMNEY FELL FILLING THE ROOM WITH SMOKE DX. CO POISONING, FIRE OR SMOKE NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 55 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: Other
Product: Chimneys
PT FELL WHILE CLEANING CHIMNEY AND INJURED LOWER BACK. DX: LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chimneys
PT WITH CHI, STRUCK ON CHIMNEY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chimneys
DX MULTIPLE R RIB FX/R ACETABULAR FX/LUNG CONTU/SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX: W CLEANING HIS CHIMNEY, FELL OFF ROOF, C/O PAIN ON R SIDE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON CHIMNEY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
PT CUT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF CHIMNEY AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys, Mobile/manufactured homes
INHALED SMOKE WHEN SINGLE WIDE TRAILER WITH ADDITION CAUGHT FIRE IN CEI LING FROM CHIMNEY. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chimneys
ANIMAL BITE - 68 YOM STATES HE WAS CLEANING AROUND HIS CHIMNEY FOUR DAY S AGO AND WAS BITTEN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BY A BAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chimneys, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE FINGER- PATIENT REPORTS INJURY AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE - DISMANTLIN G A CHIMNEY AND LEFT PINKY FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLOOR AND NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
PT HIT LIP ON CHIMNEY, LACERATION UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
CLEANING CHIMNEY WITH CHIMNEY SWEEP AND LIFTED IT TO PUT IN CHIMNEY AND IT FELL ON FOREHEAD. DIAG: SUPERFICIAL LAC 5 CM R FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chimneys, Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2000	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chimneys, Scaffolding
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chimneys, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1997	Age: 52 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: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1997	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chimneys
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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