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Accidents - Coin-operated car washing equipment - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:80Upper Trunk:71
Face:71Ankle:40
Lower Trunk:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Coin-operated car washing equipment
FOREARM INJURY FROM GETTING LEFT HAND STUCK IN ROLLER AT CARWASH. DX-ACUTE CRUSHING TO LEFT FOREARM, WITH CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Coin-operated car washing equipment, Bleaches
DX CHOLORX EXPOSURE: ABD PAIN AFTER BLEACHED WATER SPLASHED INTO MOUTH W VOMIT'G & THROAT BURN'G. WENT TO CAR WASH TO WASH-OFF SUPPLIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coin-operated car washing equipment
PT FELL @ CAR WASH,RT ANKLE SWELLING, DEFORMITY. PT SAYS "BONE POPPED O UT,THEN BACK IN" DX: RT ANKLE FRACTURE/SUBLUXATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coin-operated car washing equipment, Motor vehicles or parts
WASHING CAR AT CAR WASH, WAND CAME ON WHEN MONEY INSERTED, JERKED PT BA CKWARD, HIT HER IN NOSE. DX NASAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Coin-operated car washing equipment
TRIPPED VOER A DRAIN AT CAR WASH AND FELL. DX FX L 5TH AND 6TH RIBS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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