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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,885
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 61YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT I NDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT MOVED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LACERATION RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS WHILE USING PRESSURE MACHINE(SPRAYER)GOT LOOSE HITTING ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, Golf |
| DX WRIST SPRAIN: PLAY'G GOLF 3X PER WW; WAS WASH'G HOUSE W PRESSURE WASH `4HRS. DEVELOPED R WRIST PN & UNABLE TO GOLF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 61YOM WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AND A PAINT CHIP WENT INTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 53 YR OLD POWER WASHING DECK FOOT CAUGHT IN CORD AND PT FELL HIT HEAD A T HOME DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HIS LT HAND ON A PRESSURE WASHER WHILE USING IT AT HOME. DX: LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers, Stepladders |
| PT ON A THREE FOOT STEP LADDER POWER WASHING HIS DECK AND FELL OFF STR UCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS POWER WASHING ON ROOF & LOST FOOTING FALLING 24 FT. DX: L HIP FX, L CALCANEAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sprayers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BREATHED IN DIRT FROM POWERWASHER WHILE SOMEONE WAS CLEANING TRASHCAN CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT WITH WATER FROM PRESSURE WASHER LAC LT HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 80 YOM USING A POWER WASHER AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINING AN OPE N TIBIAL FRACTURE WITH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT FINGER USING PRESSURE WASHER. DX FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 66YO M LOWER BACK PAIN TWISTED BACK WHILE USING A POWER WASHER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WASHING DECK WITH PRESSURE SPRAYER AND SUSTAINDED LAC TO L INDEX FINGE R FORM FORCE OF WATER DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING POWER WASHER A FEW DAYS AGO AT HOME AND NOW HAS EYE PAIN DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HURT FINGER WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME DX LACERATION TO L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LOST CONTROL OF PRESSURE WASHER & WATER TORE THROUGH GLOVE. DX: AVULSION R INDEX FINGER, SUBLUXATION 1ST CARPO METACARPAL JOINT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND ON A POWER WASHER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| THUMB INJURY FROM PRESSURE WASHING PLASTIC STATUE.DX-LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 58YO WHITE MALE STS CLEANING TRUCK WITH PRESSURE WASHER 5DAYS AGO, TURNING NOZZLE-IT HIT FINGER,DX R 3RD FINGER INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT FELL OFF OF BARN ROOF WHILE PRESSURE WASHING. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN, L KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF INTO THE BUSHES SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD IUNJURY AND LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME AND FELL. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX SACRAL CONTU: STAND'G ON PLATFORM PREPAR'G FOR ROOF REPAIRS, W PRESSURE WASH'G W BEES ATTACKED HIM, FELL OFF PLATEFORM ABR L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, Containers |
| PT WITH STRAIN TO LEFT WRIST AFTER PICKING UP POWER WASHER AND A HEAVY BOX. DX LEFT WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON PRESSURE WASHER. DX-LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A POWER WASHER INJ R LEG/ DX LAC ABRASIONS R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 55 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: Sprayers |
| DX LAC FINGER: P/W A LAC TO THE L 5TH FINGER, CUT HIMSELF W THE STREAM F PRESSURE WASHER ACROCC JOINT SPACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DIRECT BLOW WITH A PRESSURE CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND WAS HIT BY A POWER WASHER WHILE IT WAS STILL SPINNIN G C/O LEFT HAND LAC/ABRASION.DX:HIGH PRESSURE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 60YOM TRYING TO START POWER WASHER AT HOME TODAY,DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK;BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT FOOT WITH PRESSURE WASHER LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| THUMB AB-INJURED ON A POWER WASHER WHILE CLEANING A DECK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FIGNER LAC-INJURED ON POWER WASHER JET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX R SH PAIN W R PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY/CERVICALGIA NECK PN/ELEVATED BLD PRESSURE READ'G: W ROLL'G HOSE OF PRESSURE WASHER. PN R SH W ONSET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LEFT TOE INJURY FROM DROPPING CAN SPRAYER ON TOE. DX-ACUTE 1.5 CM TOE LACERATION, TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE CORD AND FELL ONTO THE DRIVEWAY CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Clothing accessories |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WAS WEARING GLOVES AND THE FORCE OF THE WATER CUT LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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