Accidents - Cords, electrical - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,070
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	423	Face:	211
Ankle:	206	Knee:	205
Shoulder:	205	Hand:	191
Lower Trunk:	100	Upper Trunk:	90
Lower Arm:	88	Wrist:	74
Finger:	71	Neck:	55
Upper Leg:	44	Toe:	40
Mouth:	29	Upper Arm:	15
Foot:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR, CONTUSION TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
BIL KNEE CONT. PT FELL OVER A CORD LANDING ON KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 31 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: Cords, electrical
CORNEAL ABRASION - 31 YO FEMALE REPORTS SHE GOT POPPED IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PHONE RECHARGER CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED OVER CORD LOW BACK PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED OVER A CORD WHILE CLEANING HOUSE FELL BACKWARD LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical
INJURY TO LEFT EYEBROW FROM PULLING ELECTRICAL CORD AND HIT LEFT EYEBROW. DX-LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A CORD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical, Tables
PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME AND FELL INTO TABLE, CAUSING CONT USIONS TO CHEST AND RIBS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CORD NOT SPECIFIED AT HOME DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
PT HIT SELF IN EYE WITH ELECTRICAL CORD AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Cords, electrical
33 YO HIT IN EYE BY ELECTRIC CORD PLUG HEMORRHAGE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
RIGHT HAND CONT. PT FELL WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CORD LANDING ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical, Doors
UNTANGLING A CORD,PULLED IT WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HIT RT HAND ON DOOR. CO NTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD A FEW DAYS AGO AND FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical, Counters or countertops
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD COMING OUT OF THE BATHROOM STRUCK FACE ON THE CO UNTER SUSTAINED A LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
PULLING ON A MOWER CORD AND FELT A POP IN R FOREARM. DX SPRAIN R FOREAR M#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical, Batteries
TRIPPED OVER CORD FALLING ONTO CAR BATTERY KIT. C/O HIP/BACK PAIN;HIT H EAD AGAINST WALL;NO LOC. STRAIN CERVICAL/LUMBAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED FELL OLVER CABLE CORD STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN LEFT KNEE ABRASIONS MULTIPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
ELECTRIC CORD HIT EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL LANDING ON ARM. DX; WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical, Chairs
CONTUS SHOULDER, TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME AND FELL INTO CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED OVER POWER CORD AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL INTO GLASS THAT WAS STACKED IN A CORNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPPED OVER POWER CORD LANDING ON L HIP. DX. FX HIP, ETOH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
LEFT KNEE INJURY FROM TRIPPING OVER CORD AND FALLING. DX-KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
PT PULLED AN ELECTRICAL CORD WHICH FLIPPED UP AND HIT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
THORACIC STRAIN-TRIPPED OVER POWER CORD ON GROUND-@ FAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
UPPER ARM CONT. PT FELL OVER A CORD INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD & FELL HITTING KNEE ON FLOOR DX: SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED ON A ELECTRICAL CORD AND STRAINED AND FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD YESTERDAY INJURYING LT GREAT TOE (PT WA S BAREFOOT);SLIGHT LIMP W/AMBULATION DX: LT GREAT TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
LEFT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN GETTING FOOT CAUGHT IN A CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 31 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: Cords, electrical
31 YO STEPPED ON CORD TWISTED FOOT SPRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
42YOM WAS HOME TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL WITH HAND TUCKED IN; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical
34YOF WAS HOME WAS POKED IN THE EYE BY INFANT SON WITH A METAL END OF A CORD;CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL. DX STRAIN R HAND/WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA LT.SHOULDER.PT.REFERS GOT TANGLE WITH ELECTRIC CORD OF FAN FALLI NG DOWN ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials
PT HIT IN EYE BY A SNAPPING CORD, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AFTER BEING HIT BY CORD, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A FAN CORD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical, Computers
PT TRIPPED ON CABLE WIRE FELL AND HIT FACE ON COMPUTER DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
BACK STR. PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXPOSED CORD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials
LUMBAR STR. PT STUMBLED OVER A CORD IN FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical
TRIPPED OVER CORD & CUT FINGER ON GLASS DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cords, electrical
PT STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME DX: ACUTE RIGHT EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LAC TO FOREHEAD, TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD @ HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING OVER A CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED ON A CORD AND FELL. DX: PATHOLOGIC FEMUR FX, HX MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cords, electrical, Counters or countertops
LIP LAC-TRIPPED ON CORD-FELL-MOUTH HIT COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
THIGH STRAIN-TRIPPED ON A CORD-FELL WHILE DOING THE SPLITS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
ANKLE STR. PT WAS CLEANING AND FELL OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cords, electrical
PT TRIPPED OVER CORD @ HOME-SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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