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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,066
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A POWER WASHER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 51 YO F NUMBNESS TO L INDEX FINGER USES SPRAYERBOTTLE WITH L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT HAND USING PRESSURE WASHER DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WRIST LAC-CUT ON PRESSURE HOSE-@ CAR WASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT.INJ.L.4TH.FINGER AT HOME CAUGHT WHEN USING A POWER WASHER. DX; LAC.L.4TH.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING A PRESSURE WASHER, ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND AT HOME. DX. LAC/CONT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 74 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS INJURED WHILE PRESSURE SPRAYING HER DRIVEWAY. DX: LEFT HIP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 81 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: Sprayers |
| FELL OUTSIDE LANDING ON METAL SPRAYER STRIKING RIGHT CHEST WALL. CONTUS ION, RIGHT CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 57YMC USING PRESSURE WASHER MOVED ARM IN FRONT OF STREAM CUTTING SKIN/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WALKING AND WATCHING SOMEONE USE POWER WASHER AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WERE SHE WAS GOING AND FELL HAND FRACTURE/BILAT WRIST SPRAIN/CONTUSI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT GOT A LACERATION ON HAND WHILE USING A POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT OUTSIDE PRESSURE WASHING HER HOUSE IN THE HOT SUN AND PASSED OUT HEA T EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT FOOT ON PRESSURE WASHER DX LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT INJURED LT FOOT 6 DAYS AGO WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME, PAIN STARTED 2 DAYS AGO. DX - CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HAS HAD KNEE PX SINCE PRESSURE WASHING 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE POWER WASH " F.ARM LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER POWER WASHER AND HIT FACE ON A BOX AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| SLIPPED WHILE PRESSURE WASHING,HIT ELBOW ON A BRICK LAC LT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT RT THUMB ON POWER WASHER DX: RT THUMB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 73 YO MALE USED POWER WASHER AT HOME CELLULITIS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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