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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,266
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1998:	18
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	206
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	181
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	104
Year 2009:	106
Year 2010:	172

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	607	All Of Body:	163
Eyeball:	102	Upper Trunk:	80
Pubic Region:	79	Knee:	75
Lower Leg:	63	Face:	32
Hand:	31	Lower Trunk:	15
Shoulder:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Filters
53YOM SUSTAINED HAND INJURY WHEN FILTER FELL ON IT.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Filters
63 Y/O/M DROPPED POOL FILTER ON LEGS AT HOME TODAY DX/ BILAT SHIN CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 60 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: Filters
DX LAC FINGER/THUMB: 60YOM R THUMB LAC, CUT ON BLADE CLEAN' AIR FILTER; R THUMB, DISTAL LAC; W CLEAN'G MACHINERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Filters
77 YOM REPLACED AIR FILTER UNDER HOUSE, PASSED OUT. DX-SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
PT CUT FINGER ON A METAL FILTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters, Other furnaces
RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A FURNACE FILTER AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Filters, Step stools
PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL CHANGING OUT HER AIR FILTER AND FELL STRAIN ED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Filters, Other furnaces
76YOM WAS HOME IN A SQUATTING POSITION PULLING FILTER FROM FURNACE, FELL INJURING RT KNEE;KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Filters, Wire
THUMB PW-CHANGING A HEATER FILTER-INJURED ON A WIRE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Filters
SHOULDER STRAIN-BENT OVER TO CHANGE A FILTER IN HIS POND-FELL FORWARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
FINGER LAC-CUT ON PIECE OF METAL FURNACE FILTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 73 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Filters
PT PULLING UP HIS POOL FILTER WHEN HE FELT A PUYLL IN CHEST CONTINUED W ORSENING CHEST PAIN STRAINED CHEST RULE OUT MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
PATIENT CUT HAND WHILE CHANGING AIR CONDITIONER FILTER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters, Other furnaces
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE CHANGING THE FILTER ON THE FURNACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
51 YOF HISTORY OF STRADDLE INJ ON POOL EDGE BLEEDING FROM VAGINAL AREA . CLEANING SWIMMING POOL AND FELL LAC VULVO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Filters
PT BENT DOWN TO CHANGE A FILTERWHEN ONE LEG WENT FORWARD AND ONE LEG WE NT BACK, C/O PELVIC PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Filters
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN GETTING READY TO INSTALL A AIRCONDITION FILTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Filters
WAS CHANGING FURNACE FILTER; SCRATCHED RT. FOREARM; WOULD NOT STOP BLEE DING. POISONING D/T ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Filters, Chairs
FELL OFF CHAIR WHILE CHANGING A FILTER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
75YOM AT HOME CUT THUMB ON WATER FILTER WHEN THROWING IN TRASH DX/LAC R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Filters
CHANGING AN AIR FILTER AT HOME SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 84 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: Filters, Air conditioners
1.5 CM LACERATION R INDEX FINGER-REPAIED, CUT ON METAL FILTER, PUSHING FILTER INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Filters, Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
CHANGING FILTERS IN FLOOR FURNACE HURT FINGER DX BROKEN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Filters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/1998	Age: 70 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Filters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Filters, Other furnaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1997	Age: 57 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: Filters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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