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Accidents - Floor waxes - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Shoulder:73All Of Body:73
Upper Arm:59Lower Trunk:44

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR AND FELL. DX: SACRAL/COCCYGEAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
DISLOCATED L SHOULDER, REDUCED. PT HAD JUST WAXED HER WOOD FLOOR AND SL IPPED, FALLING ON SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor waxes
NAUSEA AFTER EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM FLOOR SEALER/ HYDROCARBON VAPOR EXPO SURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
FELL DOWN BACKWARDS OLN A WAXED FLOR CONTUSION LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED&FELL ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR, COMPLAIN OF LOW BACK PAIN >>MS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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