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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,224
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL DOWN IN HEATER VENT - RIGHT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, House repair or construction materials |
| WAS PUTTING UP HEATING VENTS IN CEILING-USING SHEET METAL & METAL SHAVI NG FELL IN RT EYE. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RT CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT L FH ON BULKHEAD, WHILE CHANGING VENT@HOME. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC , HEAD/FACIAL HEMATOMA, CONTUSION/ABRASION FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT HIT VENT OUTLET,LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE & WALKED UNDER A VENT & CUT HIS HEAD. SCALP L AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT A HEATING DUCT LACERATING HIS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PATIENT HIT HIS ARM ON AN AIR CONDITION VENT AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 38YOM HIT HEAD ON HEAT REGISTER IN JAIL DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT OPEN 4TH AND 5TH TOE FX. PT INJURED TOES ON A FLOOR VENT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL INTO HEATING VENT LAC RIGHT ELBOW 2CM LAC RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| DX:AVULSION AND MACERATED LACERATION LEFT 5TH TOE. WALKING BAREFOOT AND JAMMED TOE ON METAL VENT IN HOUSE;BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Stairs or steps |
| SCALP LACERATION - STRUCK DUCT WHEN WALKING DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL ON VENT DX. CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 41YOM CUT FINGER WHILE REMOVING DIRTY DUCTS, NOT STATED WHAT TYPE OF DUCTS, NOT WORK RELATED DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL AND STRUCK A HEAT REGISTER WITH HEAD DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL VENT AT HOME. DX: LAC R FIFTH FINGER 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 46 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT STEPPED IN AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT THAT WAS IN THE FLOOR @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT 4TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL DUCT WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HIS HEAD AT NEIGHBOR'S-HIT SHEET METAL FURNACE DUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 40 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2 WKS AGO STEPPED THRU VENT IN THE FLOOR, LEG STUCK, PULLED OUT BRUISED, 5 DAYS AGO LUMPS NOTED. DX: PAIN SWELLING, CONT TO RLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY L ANKLE - STEPPED IN AIR VENT WHEN REGISTER COVER WA S OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LAC L WRIST. RE-ROUTING PHONE LINE WHEN A PIECE OF DUCT WORK STRUCK HI M.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 43 YOM CUT SCALP ON CEILING DUCT DX; 5CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| HIT TOE ON FLOOR VENT DX. TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Power saws |
| PT GOR F.B. IN EYE CUTTING DUCT WORK WITH A POWER SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT FOOT ON VENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LLAC R BROW W/ METAL VENT.LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| WRIST LAC FROM HEATING DUCT WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT ONMETAL VENT; LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS HAVING WORK DONE ON HER HOUSE, AND ACCIDENTALLY STEPPEDIN A OPEN REGISTER, INJURING HER FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| 42 YOM FELL THROUGH HEATER VENT IN TRAILER WHERE HE RESIDES. LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT STEPPED INTO AN OPEN AC VENT AND FELL; CONTUSION LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LT FOOT SPRAIN-AT HOME-STEPPED ON A VENT OPENING AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| *49YOM CUT R INDEX FINGER ON HEATING VENT DX: LAC R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | 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: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HIT FOOT ON A HEATING REGISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT PINKY - S/P CUT FINGER ON A METAL VENT/ DUSTY BUT NOT RUSTY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL AT HOME ON FURNACE VENT DX CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LACERATION RT UPPER ARM, WORKING ON DUCT WORK OF FURNACE, CUT ARM ON SHEET METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| C/O FALLING AFTER FOOT FELL THRU VENT IN FLOOR PAIN TO RT HIP DX: RT AN KLE /HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS WORKING WITH SHEETROCK AT HOME STEPPED IN AIIRCONDITIONING VEN T THEN FELL AGAINEST WALL STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| LACERATION RT 2ND DIGIT-CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A HEATING DUCT AT H OME. HAS 2CM LACERATION WITH BLEEDING CONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT CUT HAND ON PIECE OF DUCTWORK DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT GOT UP & STEPPED ON HEATER VENT, CUT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO GRAB A PIECE OF DUCTWORK THAT HE D ROPPED. 1.5 CM LACERATION L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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