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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 291
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| DX LAC/ABRASION TO FOREHEAD/FACE/EAR/ DM KNOWN CONDITION: W PRESSURE WASH'G HIS DECK W NORMAL TAP H2O W WIFE W SHE TURNED & SPRAYED PTS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO FACE FROM DROPPING A PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF ABOUT TEN FEET CONTUSION BACK AND LACERATION FACE |
| 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: 05/01/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 57 YOM PRESENTS WITH A FOREHEAD LACERATION, WAS T RYING TO USE PRESSURE WASHER, STRUCK BY THE HANDLE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 53 YOF TRYING TO CATCH THE NOZZLE OF A POWER WASHER AND IT HIT HER IN THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1999 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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