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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Footwear |
| CLEANING BOOTS W/ A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE DIRT FROM GROUND WENT INTO EYE LEFT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN WASHING HAND WITH A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| SHOULDER INJURY-AFTER USING POWER WASHER ON DIRT BIKE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| POSS CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-C/O SEVERE HA WHILE POWER WASHING BASEMEN T AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 22 YOM BURNED FROM POWER WASHER 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHER FELL ON HAND AND WRIST/WRIST CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 24 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH HANDLE OF POWER WASHER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 20 YOM USING A POWER WASHER WHEN THE WAND SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND; DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT GOT SPRAYED IN FACE WITH PRESSURE POWER WASHER IN L EYE DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER WASHER IN THE GARAGE, HAD THE DOORS CLOSED CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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