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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| PNEUMOTHORAX-RIBS FXS-TRIPPED OVER A BAG OF MULCH-FELL ON SIDE-@ A STOR E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| BELIEVES EYE HAS MULCH IN IT. DX CONJUNTIVAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE PLAYING IN A MULCH PILE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| LOW BACK STR/27YOM STS AT HOME C/O BACK PAIN FROM PULLING MULCH OFF TRU CK ON WEDNESDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WAS THROWING MULCH IN HIS YARD AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK STR AINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 26 YO F SPRAINED KNEE WAS SPREADING MULCH AND TWISTED KNEE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 49 YO LIFTING BAG OF FERTILIZER DEVELOPED BACK PAIN STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 2 CM LACERATION FOREHEAD: MULCHING A YARD AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE HOUSE OVERHANG AT FRIEND'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 47 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING MULCH YESTERDAY BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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