Accidents - Sprayers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,085
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	561	Lower Trunk:	378
Finger:	255	Eyeball:	225
Face:	137	Upper Leg:	75
Upper Trunk:	70	Neck:	70
Knee:	62	Ankle:	62
Head:	62	Foot:	46
Shoulder:	15	Elbow:	15
Lower Arm:	15	Lower Leg:	15
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT PRESSURE WASHED DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
LEFT THUMB STR. PT STRAINED THUMB WHEN USING A POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PICKED UP A PRESSURE WASHER LOW BACK PAIN LWOT *
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
41 YOM MOVING 200LB POWER WASHER TODAY REINJURED LEFT ELBOW SUSTAINING A SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sprayers
USING PRESSURE WASHER HANDLE HIT IN HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 50 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: Sprayers
WAS HIT IN EYE WITH WATER FROM POWER WASHER EYE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
46YOM POWER WASHING HIS HOUSE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Sprayers
PT SUS ANOXIA TO BODY WHILE USING POWER WASHER AND BREATHING IN FUMES IN THE BASEMENT%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers, Eyeglasses
46 YO F HYPHEMA EYE HIT BY DEBRIDE FROM POWERWASHER PT HAD GLASSES ON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HER HOUSE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN NECK STRAINED N ECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
32YMC USING A WATER PRESSURE WASHER WHICH SPRAYS AT ABOUT 3,000 PSI ACCIDENTLY HIT FINGER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT BURNED PALM ON POWER WASHER MOTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 45 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: Sprayers
USED POWER WASHER YESTERDAY AND WOKE UP WITH A RED EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING ROOF. DX: PW R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT SUS LACERATION TO HAND WHILE USING A POWER WASHER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PRESSURE WASHER FELL OUT OF PT'S HAND AND HE FELL FROM ROOF. DX: L PALM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RADIUS/ ULNA FX-FELL WHILE POWER WASHING DECK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
40 YO M CONTUSION TO FACE TRIPPED OVER POWER WASHER IN GARAGE AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PULLING ON POWER CORD FOR POWER WASHER FELT ACUTE PAIN BIL. HIPS. DX-LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sprayers
PT HAD PUNCTURE WOUND TO TOP OF LEFT THIGH FROM A PRESSURE WASHER, PUNCTURE WOUND TO TOP OF LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT DROPPED A PRESSURE WASHER ON HIS KNEE AT HOME DX// LEFT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 44 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT HAD LOW BACK PX AFTER PRESSURE WASHING A PORCH. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers, Tool sheds
PT TWISTED ANKLE TAKING POWER WASHER OUT OF SHED AT HOME DX// RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
REPORTS WAS ACC STRUCK ONTO HAND WITH POWER WASH, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
BURN TO FOREHEAD FROM STEAM OF POWER WASHER MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 39 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, Filters
PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE POWER WASHING AIR FILTER 2 DAYS AGO. DX:LUM BAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
USED A BACK PACK SPRAYER YESTERDAY. DX-SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS PULL STARTING A PRESSURE WASHER AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sprayers
BURNED HAND ON POWER WASHER FIRST DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 32 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING A WINDOW AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
USING PRESSURE WASHER TO WASH CAR & L FINGER WAS LAC FROM WATER FORCE DX LAC L FINGER #3 *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	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
WHILE WASHING SIDEWALK, PT ACCIDENTALLY RAN POWERWASHER OVER FOOT, LACE RATION TO FOOT(OCCURED AT HOME)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS WASHING HIS VEHICLE WITH A PRESSURE WASHER HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT PUT HIS RT THUMB OVER IT AND PULLED TRIGGER DX LAC TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PULLED ON STRING TO START PRESSURE WASHER - HIT HAND ON BAR OF PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
BURNED LT HAND ON MUFFLER OF POWER WASHER; HAND RED,PAINFUL. DX; BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT INJ LT HAND ON POWER WASHER DX: LT HAND AND WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT WITH BUIRNS TO HAND FROM PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Footwear
PT WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER WHICH CUT THROUGH RUBBER BOOT. DX: L FOOT LAC, HIGH PRESSURE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CORNEAL AB-POWER WASHING DECK WHEN DEBRIS HIT EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sprayers, Chemicals
PT WAS ON KNEES, SPRAY BOTTLE FELL TO GROUND, SPRAYED PT IN FACE C/O BILAT EYE REDNESS & ITCHING. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS LOWERING PRESSURE WASHER OUT OF TRUCK AT RENTAL STORE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 50 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
ACC CUT FINGER AFTER HITTING HAND ONTO POWERWASHER/WATER PRESS MOTOR FA N BLADE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 37 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
EYE INJURY FROM IPW CHEMICAL PRESSURE WASHING.DX-ACUTE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 47 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: Sprayers
INJURED FINGER ON PRESSURE WASHER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
HAND FRICTION INJURY-WHILE USING POWER WASHER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT ACCID KICKED A PRESSURE WASHER. DX: L FOOT SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers, Washing machines
PT WITH LAC TO ABD FROM A POWER WASHER, APPARENTLY PART OF A WASHING MACHINE, SHOT INTO ABD (THE WATER)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER. DX- ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 50 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: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
50 YO INJURED LEG ON PRESSER WASHER LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AT HOME AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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