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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,486
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FB R EYE.? INSULATION.DX CORNEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT STATES HE WAS EXPOSED TO GLASS WOOL. ?POSSIBLY ***. BREATHED IT IN W HILE SLEEPING. RASH ON EARS, LEGS, ARM X 1 YR. D: RASH, NOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT C/O PAIN & SWELLING & REDNESS R KNEE PT GETTING PIECE OF INSULATIONO UT OF KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| HURT FINGER REMOVING INSULATION DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY IN GI AFTER SWALLOWING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING INSULATION W/KNIFE AT HOME AND SLIPPED. DX: PW L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| WORKING WITH INSULATION AND HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FB SENSATION OD. ?PIECE OF *** OR ROCK. DX; FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 43 YOMC WORKED WITH INSULATION A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND HAS FELT SHORT OF BREATH, COUGH AND SORE THROAT/ NO DX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| GOT *** IN EYE WHILE INSTALLING IT CORNEAL ABRASION CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL YEST PUTTING IN INSULATION,WENT THROUGH CEILING.R HIP PAIN.DRANK 4 QTS OF BEER TODAY.DX CONT,STRAIN R HIP & GROIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT APPLYING *** INSULATION AT HOME GOT SOME IN RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE N EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ANIMAL BITE R 3RD FING/44YOF WAS BITTEN ON R 3RD FINGER BY UNKNOWN ANIM AL WHILE STUFFING INSULATION INTO CRAWL SPACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| RASH TO BOTH HANDS AFTER WORKING IN INSULATION 2 DAYS AGO C/O HTN DX: HYPERTENSION AND CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| 46 YO MALE REMOVED *** INSULATION - ITCH RASH RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| PT REMOVING INSULATION FROM CEILING COMPLAINT OF FOREIGN BODY L THUMB A T SISTERS, ACUTE L THUMB PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| RT EYE FB-GOT A PIECE OF *** IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Vacuum cleaners |
| 47 YR OLD WITH SOMETHING IN HER EYE. SHE WAS VACUUMING ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT GOT INSULATION INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ITCHING EYES AND SKIN AFTER EXPOSURE TO INSULATION. DX: CONTACT DERMATI TIS, RIGHT EYE AND SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 32 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| R/O FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE, PATIENT STATES THEY WERE AROUND *** 1DAY PTA DAY PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| C/O *** INSULATION IN LEFT EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT STATES GOT A PC OF INSULATION IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| STUDENT, WHO WORKED AROUND *** YESTERDAY, COMPLAINING OF EYE PAIN. D: I RITIS, POSSIBLE CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT C/O OF INGESTION OF *** C/O PAIN DX; INGESTED *** DX; INGESTED FIBERGLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 28 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: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CORNEAL ABRASION OD - SOMETHING IN EYE AFTER WORKING ON WOOD AND *** IBERGLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| INSULATION IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| PT COMPLAINT OF SHOULDER PAIN INSTALLING INSULATION IN CEILING, ACUTE BURSITIS L SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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