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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| STATES HE WAS WINDING UP A TARP WITH A HAND CRANK AND A PIECE OF IT SLUNG BACK AND HIT HIS RT FOREARM. RT FOREARM TENDINITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins, Wheelchairs |
| DRAGGING ELK IN HOUSE IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN TARP. DX: SPRAIN ANKLE, CONTUSION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| SHAKING A TARP AT HOME, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVI TIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins, Containers |
| LT SHOULDER STRAIN-@ HOME-PULLING A TARP OUT OF A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| PT PUTTING A TARP ON HIS CAR WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE TARP STRIKING CHE ST AGAINST THE CAR FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| CAMPING-SITTING IN A TARP-HIT WITH LOG BY A FRIEND SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| PT HAD FB IN EYE WHEN PT PULLED ON TARP AND GOT A WOODCHIP IN EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| BACK STRAIN-WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A TARP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| 45 YO M FINGER PAIN AFTER THROWING TARP OVER TRUCK AND HIT FINGER. DX S SOFT TISSUE INJURY R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 30 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: Tarpaulins |
| 30 YOM HURT BACK MOVING TARP X 1 WK AGO AND AGAIN TODAY. DX LUMBOSACRA L STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| A 2X4 CAME OUT FROM TARP AND HIT PT ON RIGHT FRONTAL AREA. D: CONCUSS ION WITHOUT LOC / CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| PULLING TARP OVER 5TH WHEEL, FELL ONTO GROUND INJURING SHOULDER. DX; S HOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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