Accidents - Tombstones or grave markers - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 786
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	22
6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	76
26-50 years old:	86
50+ years old:	530

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	163	Lower Trunk:	146
Ankle:	86	Upper Arm:	76
Hand:	76	Foot:	70
Knee:	69	Lower Arm:	63
Upper Leg:	17	Upper Trunk:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
5YOM, PLAYING HIDE&SEEK IN GRAVEYARD&A TOMBSTONE FELL ONTO LEG >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
LUMBAR STRAIN: 48YOM HELPED A FRIEND LIFT 600# GRAVESTONE YESTERDAY MORNING, FELT SOMETHING "PULL" IN LOW BACK, PAIN LOW BACK, LOCATION NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
6YOM A GRAVESTONE BROKE AND FELL ON CHILD'S FOOT - CONTUSION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
50 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CEMENT TOMBSTONE AT CEMETARY LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
56YOF SUSTAINED ANKLE SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A STONE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
LOW BACK STRAIN-24YOM C/O INJ TO LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A TOMBST ONE YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
55YOF AT THE GRAVEYARD PUTTING FLAGS AND FEATHERS ON TOMBSTONES ACCIDENTLY STEPPED INTO A DITCH INJURED KNEE;KNEE CONTUSION,LAC 2CM &3C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
67 YOF, FELL AT CEMETARY, HIT HAND ON TOMBSTONE , FRACTURE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
5YOF AT CEMETARY PUTTING FLOWERS ON A GRAVE, FELL HITTING KNEE ON HEADS TONE; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
80YOM FELL IN A GRAVEYARD AND SCRAPED ARM ON A GRAVESTONE. DX. FOREARM SKIN AVULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
51YOF AT A CEMETERY TRIPPED OVER GRAVE MARKER HIT HEAD/ DX 4CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
60YROLDMALE WAS VISITING GRAVEYARD WHEN TOMBSTONE FELL OVER ON PT FOOT/ ANKLE DX CONTUSION ANKLE/FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
86 YOF INJURED UPPER ARM USING TOMBSTONE TO GET UP FROM GROUND, TOMBSTONE FELL OVER ON HER. DX-HUMERAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
86 YOM TRIPPED AT CEMETARY AND HIT RIBS ON WIFES CEMENT TOMBSTONE MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tombstones or grave markers
85YOM TRIPPED OVER GRAVE MARKER AND STRUCK FACE ON GRASS AT CEMETARY CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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