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Accidents - Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,101
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:285Wrist:164
Finger:112All Of Body:108
Hand:74Head:71
Foot:71Ear:71
Upper Trunk:58Shoulder:32
Lower Leg:17Unkown:16
Mouth:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT PUTTING OUT SYPRESS MULCH AT HOME WHEN HE GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE AB RASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PATIENT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VOMITING AFTER EATING SNOW POSSIBLY CON TAINING SNOW SALT, HAD DIARRHEA; LIKELY VIRAL, UNLIKELY DUE TO SALT ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
SECOND DEGREE BURN L WRIST,HAND - GOT *** AMMONIA ON WRIST,HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
FRACTURE SHOULDER - 79 YOF SLIPPED ON MULCH AND FELL OFF A CURB INTO TH E STREET INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
LACERATION LIP - 7 YOF WAS PLAYING AT PARK AND FELL ONTO SOME MULCH SUS TAINING A LACERATION TO HER LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
LACERATION HAND - 11 YOM FELL ON MULCH AT THE PARK LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
CHEMICAL FOR LAWN FERTILIZER GOT INTO EYES - BURNED BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
ACCIDENTLY GOT WEED/GRASS FERTILIZER THROWN IN RT EYE. CHEMICAL CONJUNC TIVITIS & FOREIGN BODY RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
ACCIDENTALLY DRANK BERMUDA GRASS WEEDER MIXED W/WATER, SPIT OUT NOR SURE IF SWALLOWED DX: ORAL EXPOSURE TO ASRENIC HERBICIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
TRIPPED SPREADING HERBICIDE FERTILIZER ON LAWN, WENT INTO EYES DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, EYE, ABRASION LLL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
DEVELOPED HEADACHE NAUSEA AFTER SPRAYING LAWN AT HOME THINKS REACTION FROM LAWN CHEMICAL DX HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
POURING FERTILIZER IN GARDEN AT HOME, FELT SOMETHING IN EAR. DX; FB EA R RESOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT.STATES USING WEED & FEED ON LAWN & NOW HAVING TROUBLE GETTING AIR. DX; ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WAS WASHING BASEMENT W/LIME AND SHE GOT SOME IN HER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
74 YO FEMALE WAS USING *** IN GARDEN AND IT BLEW IN EYECONTACT DERMATIT IS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2004Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
OUTSIDE PLAYING AT HOME, CAME INSIDE WITH EYE SWELLING,ALMOST PASSED OU T, YARD POSSIBLY SPRAYED WITH CHEMICALS; CORNEAL ABRASION, IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
45 YOF LIFTING BAGS OF MULCH STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Metal containers
CHILD STEPPED INTO OLD BARREL THAT HAD ORGANIC PHOSPHATE IN IT THAT HAD BEEN CLEANED OUT AND HAD RAIN WATER IN IT...CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Turpentine
50 YO BM - CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE - SPRAYING LYME & TURPENTINE AND GOT SO ME IN BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WITH FEVER HAS POSS INHALED EXPOSURE TO LAWN CHEM / WEED KILLER, POISON CONTROL CONSULT; POSS CHEM EXPOSURE, FEVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Baseball
LIME IN EYES, DEHYDRATED LIME-CHALK THAT LINES BASEBALL FIELD DX LIME IN BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WAS IN GARDEN MULCHING AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST UP INTO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.PT GOT WEED KILLER ON SKIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PATIENT INJURED THUMB CUT WHILE WORKING WITH COW MANURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
48 YOM SPREADING MULCH GOT SOME IN EYE F'BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
CHEMICAL KERATITIS-@ HOME-HELPING FATHER SPREAD LIME IN YARD-WIND BLEW DUST INTO PT'S EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
CHEMICAL KERATITIS-@ HOME-SPREADING FERTILIZER ON YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
INGESTED *** GARDEN FERTILIZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use, Plastic bags
LIFTED BAGS OFMULCH WORKING IN YARD, BACK PAIN.DX CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT WITH HAND INFECTION (LYME BURNS). HAS STREAKING. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDIC AL SCREENING. NO OTHER DETAILS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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