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Accidents - Caulking or spackling compounds - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,173
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:150
Year 2000:67
Year 2002:108
Year 2005:75
Year 2006:15
Year 2007:237
Year 2008:175
Year 2009:70
Year 2010:272

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:232Finger:169
All Of Body:153Lower Trunk:135
Eyeball:119Lower Leg:76
Wrist:76Face:70
Foot:70Neck:38
Upper Trunk:15Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
58 YOM GOT OLD CAULK IN EYE WHILE SCRAPING WINDOW 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS, FB EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
61 YOF HOME HAD RECENTLY BEEN TREATED WITH ACRYLIC SEALER AFTER VERMIC ULITE REMOVAL & CAUSED HER TO HAVE EXTREME COUGHING. DX: BRONCHOSPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Containers
64 YOF HAD BOX OF CAULKING MATERIAL FALL ON HEAD; + HEAD/NECK PAIN DX##: CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
54YOYOF HAS LOW BACK VPAIN AFTER CAULKING @ HOME DX;# LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
71YOM HAS LEFT WRIST PAIN AFTER SPACKLING WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Tools
DX LAC HAND: 72YOM STAND' ON COUCH US'G CAULK' GUN; FELL OFF AND CUT PALM OF L HAND ON CAULK' GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Buckets or pails
HAS BLOODY NOSE, THINKS IS FROM BREATHING IN FUMES FROM BUCKET OF ROOFI NG SEALANT PAST 2 DAYS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


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


Date: 11/25/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
ALLERGIC RX BOTH HANDS/56YOM CAULKING WINDOW YEST. & HANDS BECAME RED & SWOLLE. MUCH WORSE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
PT SLIPPED ON CONCRETE SEALANT [***] AT ***BACK CONTUSION BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
R FOOT FX/60YOF WAS CAULKING IN BATHROOM AND FELL AND INJURED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
CAULK CASE FELL 30FT OFF ROOF STRIKING HEAD AT HOME HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
CHEST PAIN - 57 YOM C/O CHEST PAIN AS HE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH SEALING HI S DRIVEWAY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/03/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
CAULKING CHEMICAL ON HAND BILATERAL HAND DERMATITIS ALLERGIC REACTION TO CAULK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-GOT DRIVEWAY SEALANT SPRAYED IN EYES-@ HOME-WEA RING CONTACTS @ THE TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER CAULKING CRACKS IN DRIVEWAY-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
PT FELL WITH A CAULKING GUN IN HER HAND AND CUT LEG; LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
USING CAULK IN APARTMENT, ODOR MAKE HIM SHORT OF BREATHASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2000Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/21/1997Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/1997Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Caulking or spackling compounds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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