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Accidents - Caulking or spackling compounds - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:103Eyeball:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/30/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
SUSTAINED SKIN AVULSION INUREY TO INDEX FINGER WHILE OPENING A TUBE OF CAULK>>AVULSION /LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Other manual workshop tools
TRIED TO CUT TIP OF SEALANT TUBE WITH SHEARS, LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
DX FB-REMOVED/DISTAL DIP AVULSION FX/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION UPDATED: WAS CAULKING LAST WK AND JAMMED FINGER AGAINST WOODEN OBJECT-GOT F SPLINTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
PT GOT DRYWALL COMPOUND IN EYE. DX: ACUTE BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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