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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 679
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING A ROOF WHEN HE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT HIP AND FOO T |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT DROPPED PRESSURE WASHER ONTO LT FOOT AT HOME, CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED HOT MUFFLER ON POWER WASHER WITH RT HAND 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 18 YOF WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER WHILE CLEANING THE DECK; THE PRESSUR E WASHER STRUCK HER ON FOOT. CONTUSION OF LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LIFTED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT LAC LT HAND WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 18 YOWM STATES HE WAS CUT WITH WATER FROM A POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT WITH A HIGH POWER PRESSURE HOSE. DX: DEEP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN CAR WASH WASHING CAR WITH A GAS POWERED PRESSURE WASHER IN AND ENCLOSED AREA..CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WOUND LT.FOOT.PT.REFERS WHILE THE WATER PRESSURE MACHINE,LACERATED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING A POWERED SAND BLASTER CAUGHT HIS LEFT UPPER LEG SUSTAINED AN AVULSION INJURY TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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