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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 378
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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: 11/09/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/06/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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