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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 870
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 CLEANING GARAGE AND INSULATION GOT INTO EYE. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FELL FOUR DAYS AGO SLIPED ON *** SHEETING CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| REACHED UP INTO CEILING, HANDS CAUGHT IN *** DX: MULTI ABRASIONS DX: MULTI ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 35 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES - 35 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BILATERAL EYE IRRITATION , REDNESS & DRAINAGE FOR 7RL HOURS AFTER DAY OF INSTALLING INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Ceilings and walls |
| LOW BACK PAIN-WHILE PULLING INSULATION OUT OF WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT BANGED RIGHT ELBOW ON SOME INSULATION ON WEDNESDAY NOW IT IS RED AN D SWOLLEN CELLULITIS ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PUTTING UP INSULATION IN BASEMENT, C/O RASH ON ARMS & CHEST DX ALL RXN TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CHEST DERMATITIS-AFTER EXPOSURE TO INSULATION-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WITH SORE THROAT X 2 DAYS. HAD EXPOSURE TO *** INSULATION. D:PHARYNG ITIS, *** INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| LACERATION TO SCALP FROM METAL STRIP UNDERPINNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 34 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 DISPOSING OF INSULATION AT HOME AND SCRATCHED EYE. DX: L LAT SCLERAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ACUTE RADICULOPATHY TO NECK/42YOM STS ON SAT. AT HOME, WAS PUTTING UP I NSULATION AND TWISTED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2006 | Age: 26 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 26 YOM CORNEAL ABRASION FROM *** WHILE WORKING ON CAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE GOT *** INSULATION IN LEFTEYE WHE N WORKING ON HER HOUSE YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Cosmetics |
| PT W/ RECENT *** EXPOSURE, C/O RASH TO ARMS, PUT LOTION IN RASH AND NOW RASH RED,FLAKEY, ITCHY DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 28 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 28 YOM GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HAD *** IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK ALSO W AS LOADING METAL BEAMS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS IN CRAWL SPACE WITH INSULATION AND THROAT BEGAN TO SWELL SOB , ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Eyeglasses |
| 44 YO MALE HAD A PIECE OF *** FALL BETWEEN GLASSES AND EYE RIGHT CORNEA L ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WORKING WITH *** PIPE INSULATION IN CRAWL SPACE, TO ER WITH RASH TO CHEST, DX ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives |
| FOREARM ACHE-@ HOME-CUTTING INSULATION W/ KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| C/O EYE IRRITATION X2 DAYS / WORKING WITH INSULATION IN HOUSE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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