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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| A 66 YOM TRIPPED OVER CABLE CORD AT HOME AND FELL, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 53 YOF STRAINED FOOT WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON CABLE WIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPPED OVER THE TV CABLE&FELL LANDING ONTO HAND, +PAIN&SWELLING >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 51 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: Coaxial Cable, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| DX FB EXTERNAL EY: RUN'G NEW CABLE WIR'G THRU INSULATION @ HOME W DUST FELL ON FACE. HAD IMMED FB SENSATION IN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN (LUMBAR) - PULLING CABLE CAUSING PAIN TO LOW BACK, INCREASED WITH BENDING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM STRIKING A COAX CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 62 YOF FELL OVER CABLE CORD WHILE WALKING AT HOME KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 53YOM WORKING ON HIS TV CABLE,CABLE SNAPPED BACK STRIKING LT HAND; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPED OVER A CABLE @ HOME&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS >> WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| RADIUS FX-TRIPPED OVER A CABLE-FELL TO FLOOR-@ VOTING BOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPED OVER A CABLE @ HER HOME&FELL DIRECTLY ONTO KNEE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS CROSSING STREET IN *** AND TRIPPED OVER A CABLE AND FELL. DX: FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Knives |
| CUTTING CABLE WITH KNIFE, ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| C/O ARM PAIN, TRYING TO PULL A CABLE UP, IT POPPED AND HIS HIS ARM. DX-LEFT FOREARM INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 71 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: Coaxial Cable, Gasoline cans |
| TRIPPED OVER CABLE AND FELL ONTO GASOLINE CAN, C/O L RIB PAIN, DX; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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