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Accidents - Manual cleaning equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
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Date: 10/05/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN MOPPING BATHROOM FLOOR AND SLIPPING ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE OF LEFT DISTAL FIBULA - MOPPING FLOOR AND FELL BACKWARDS, TWISTING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET SWEEPER AND INJURED LEG DX// LEFT LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual cleaning equipment
BROOM HANDLE FELL ONTO SHIN 2 WEEKS AGO ABRADING IT, NOW WITH REDNESS&S WELLING @ THE SITE OF INJUREY>> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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