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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,910
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 48 Y/O W/M BRUISED RING FINGER WHEN HIT BY PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT PRESSURE WASHING HOME, FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK 2 DAYS AGO, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 43 YO USING POWER WASHER BURN LEG ON POWER WASHER MOTOR BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT PRESSURE WASHING HOME ON FRIDAY, FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK, STRAINED L OWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING WHEN USING A POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 47 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sprayers, Hot water |
| BURN TO ARM FROM HOT WATER IN A PRESSURE SPRAYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, General purpose household cleaners |
| 40 YO MALE WAS POWER WASHING HOUSE WITH MIXTURE OF CLEAING FLUIDS AND IT SPLASHED IN EYES - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. STATES PIECE OF PAINT HIT R EYE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING A FLOOR ON SUNDAY. DX. FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LAC. WITH PRESSURE WASHER FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Ladders |
| 47 YO - DX: CHEST CONTUSION - PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE & FELL OFF LADDER - 5 FT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT. C/O BACK PAIN THAT STARTED YEST. PULLING ON A PRESSURE WASHER GAS POWERED. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR SACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT INJURED LT PINMY FINGER ON A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE X3 WEEKS AGO - NOW C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HAS ELBOW PX SINCE PRESSURE WASHING. DX: ACUTE OLECRANON BURSA SWELLING/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CORNEAL FB-FB AFTER USING POWER WASHER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CLEANING OUT HER GARAGE AT HOME AND DROPPED A POWER WASHER ONTO RIGH T FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL REACTION OR ALLERGIC REACTION WITH ASPRAY- ON ***. DX - ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER FX. PT INJURED FINGER ON A POWER SPRAYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CRUSHED BY PRESURE WASHER; FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 37 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: Sprayers |
| LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER INTO VAN, HURT BACK DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HYPEREXTENDED WRIST POWER WASHING A HOUSE " TENDINITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND ON A STREAM OF WATER FROM A PRESSURE WATER. LATER GOT INFE CTED '' CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | 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: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| 47 YO PRESSUR WASHING SLIPPED DOWN STEPS SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT. COMPLAINS OF PAIN AND LAC. TO TOP OF L FOOT, STATES PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HER WHILE LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER OFF TRUCK. DX. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER TWO DAYS AGO SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEFT F OOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FLASH BURN TO LT EYE WHILE USING POWER WASHER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER&NOZZEL FELL HITTING HEAD. " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sprayers, Hot water |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT FOOT-SUS 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT FOOT WITH HOT WATER WHILE USING POWER WASHER. HAS 300 DEGREE HEAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 1. 49 YOF STRUCK ON HAND BY POWER WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 40 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: Sprayers |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE AFTER USING PRESSURE WASHER. ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WALKING TO GROCERY STORE & THEY WERE PRESSURE WASHING BUILDING FELT SO METHING GO IN EYE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FOOT CUT BY PRESSURE WASHER DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CRUSHED LEFT 2ND AND 5TH FINGER WHEN SPRAYER SLIPPED ON HAND DX-2ND FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LAC L FOOT; PT USINF POWER-WASHER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT TRIGGERED POWER WASHER W/FINGER OVER TIP. DX: INJECTION INJURY R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER WHEN INJURED HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE KNUCKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 26 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: Sprayers |
| 26 YOM WAS LIFTING PRESSURE WASHERS OUT OF TRUCK CAUSING LOWER BACK STR AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 34 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LIFTING 85# PRESSURE WASHER INTO A TRUCK FELT LOW BACK PAIN LATER ON WH EN TURNING LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Lubricants |
| WAS HIT BY SPRAYER IN R ARMPIT, SPRAYER HAD CLEAR OUT 41, LUBRICANTON I T, SINCE THEN RASH TO AREA, DX; CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WATER FROM PRESSURE WASHER HIT HAND; HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN WHEN HE PULLED CORD TO START A POWER WASHER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME THREE DAYS AGO RAN THE PRESSURE ACRO SS RIGHT FOOT CAUSED AN ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| NOZZLE FELL OFF PRESSURE WASHER - HIT TRIGGER WHILE PUTTING IT BACK ON 2600 PSI - PUNCTURE WOUND / INJECTION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CO TOXICITY.PT WAS IN HIS BASEMENT USING A GAS POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AND GEGAN TO HAVE A HEADACHE AND VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 34 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: Sprayers, Paper products |
| EXACERBATION OF BACK PAIN; LIFTING POWER WASHER INTO TRUCK ONE WEEK AGO, BENT DOWN TO PICK UP PAPER OFF GROUND, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 28 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: Sprayers, Stairs or steps |
| USING POWER WASHER, TRIPPED ON HOSE & FELL DOWN 6 STAIRS. ACUTE LUMBAR CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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