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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 624
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, House repair or construction materials |
| 24YOM INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN RIPPING CARPET OUT OF CLOSET & LEANED ON A RUSTY TACK STRIP. DX; L.FOREARM CELLULLITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Drinking glasses |
| 18 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET, FELL INTO A GLASS, GLASS BROKE CUTTING FOREA RM. DX 12CM LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 18YOF SLIPPED AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 16YOF GOT BRAND NEW CARPET IN APARTMENT AND SITTING ON THE CARPET AND D EVELOPED A RASH TO BACK OF THIGHS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 24YOF AT *** SLIPPED ON WET CARPET LANDED ONTO RIGHT HIP CONTUSION HIP P CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 19YOF TRIPPED DOWN CARPETED STAIRS AT HOME LANDING ON R LEG AND FOOT DX SPRAIN R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 19 YO F GOT SOMETHING IN FOOT FROM CARPET AT HOME, WALKING BAREFOOT. DX FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 16 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Basketball |
| 17 YOM-WAS LOADING CARPETS & PLAYING BASKETBALL YESTERDAY-CHEST PAIN DX CHEST PAIN, CHEST WALL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 16 YO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 20 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 20YOF MOVED TO AN APARTMENT WITH NEW CARPET AND DEVELOPED AN ALLERGIC R HINITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 19YOF TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR/ LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 16 YO WM FELL ON CARPET AT SCHOOL HAS HAND PAIN FX RT METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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