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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,025
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 44 YEAR OLD MALE, HIT IN BACK BY 16' PIECE OF WOOD ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT DROPPED PLYWOOD ON FOOT/TOES CAUSING INJ DX: TOE FX, FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| BUILDING WITH PLYWOOD PREVIOUS EVENING FOREIGN BODY (SPLINTER) 4TH FINGER WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PATIENT WORKING WITH PLYWOOD..PATIENT GOT SAWDUST IN EYE..FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| RT TIBIA CT-16 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD FELL ON HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY PLY WOOD AT HOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| RT FOOT CT-HIT FOOT W/ PLYWOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| RT LOWER LEG CT-PLYWOOD FELL AGAINST HER LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 43 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: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT WAS HIT IN PELVIS WITH A 300# PIECE OF PARTICLE BOARD 1 MO AGO, PELV IC PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Ladders |
| YESTERDAY @ FRIEND'S HOME HELPING TO WORK ON ROOF, JUMPED OFF LADDER INTO BUSHES W/PIECE OF 8'X3' PLYWOOD LANDING ON CHEST. RT PNEUMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| STATES CUT FINGER WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF PANEL FROM SPEAKER. DX. LA C R RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| DX:FX R 5TH METCARPAL NECK. HIT FIST ON PLYWOOD 1.5 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 43 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: Wood paneling and particleboard, Day wear |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO SAWDUST FROM ROSEWOOD SEVERAL DAYS AGO, PUT SHIRT BAC K ON HE WORE, DEVELOPED RASH TO ARMS, CHEST,DERMATITIS/ALLERG RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| THROWING PLYWOOD FROM GARAGE INTO DUMPSTER AND SLIPPED AND FELL CERVICA L STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 48 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| ABRASION LLE,NONDISPLACED FX HEAD L RADIUS - TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF PLYW OOD IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| GOT A SPLINTER UNDER HER RIGHT RING FINGER NAIL FROM A PIECE OF PANELLI NG AT HOME, COULD NOT REMOVE IT AT HOME. DX FOREIGN BODY RT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT CUT KNEE PULLING PLYWOOD DX:LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING SHEET OF PLYWOOD, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PIECE OF PLYWOOD FELL ON FOOT AT ***. D: TOE ABRASION/CONTUSION. . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 44 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: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT CUTTING PLYWOOD WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| A PIECE OF PLYWOOD FELL AND HIT PATIENT IN THE FACE. DX-ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard, Tools |
| FB SENSATION LT EYE, WAS CUTTING PLYWOOD/ EYE PAIN FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT HAD PIECE OF PLYWOOD STUCK IN R INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 48 YOF, PIECE OF PLYWOOD STRUCK SHIN-DX BONEY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT STATES A PC OF PLYWOOD BOARD FELL ON HER FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| R LOWER LEG CONTUSION - LOAD OF PLYWOOD FELL FROM BACK OF TRUCK ONTO LE G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| HAND SPRAIN-WHILE MOVING PLYWOOD-THE LOAD SHIFTED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PATIENT WAS SITTING ON SHEETROCK WHEN IT BROKE CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX-ACUTE RIB FRACTURE, COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT LAC LT THUMB WHILE CUTTING PLYWOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | 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: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A SAW TO CUT PLYWOOD AND DUST FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| OUT WALKING,TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF PANELING,FELL,FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| HIT HAND ON A SHEET OF WOOD PLANK R THUMB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT LIFTING PLYWOOD AT HOME STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 27 YOWF C/O PAIN AFTER A PEICE OF PLYWOOD FELL ON HER WRIST. DX. CONTUS ION R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 33 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: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| DX:INFLAMED HEMORRHOIDS. WAS LIFTING PLYWOOD 5 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT STEPPED BACKWARDS AND INTO DRAINAGE DITCH WHILE HOLDING PIECE OF 4X8 PLYWOOD. KNEE POPPED ANDHE FELL. D: KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| DX:L CORNEAL ABRASION. BREAKING UP A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHEN PIECE FLEW I NTO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON PIECE OF PLYWOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| DX:CERVICAL SPRAIN IWHT HEADACHE. MOVING SHEET OF PLYWOOD WITH FRIEND W HO DROPPEDHIS END STRAINING PT'S NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| MOVING PLYWOOD PANEL NOW BACK HURTS DX SPRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| LT FOOT CT-DROPPED A PIECE OF PLYWOOD-ON FOOT-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 38 Y/O M INJURED R FOOT WHEN DROPPED HEAVY SHEET OF PLYWOOD ON IT AT NE IGHBORS HOUSE. DX; CONTUSION R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 27 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: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 27 YOM BACK PAIN SINCE LIFTING WOOD 3 WKS AGO. DX LS SPINE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| CARRYING PLYWOOD TO BASEMENT AT HOME AND IT CAME DOWN ON HER FOOT. DX ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURY RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| GOT PARTICLE BOARD IN EYE...FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| LT KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-TWISTED KNEE WHILE LIFTING PLYWOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| 27 YO M SPLINTER IN R HAND FROM WOOD PARTICLEBOARD. DX FOREIGN BODY TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wood paneling and particleboard |
| A SHEET OF PLYWOOD FELL AGAINST FOOT. RIGHT FOOT CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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