Accidents - Sprayers - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,659
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	85
6-15 years old:	236
16-25 years old:	465
26-50 years old:	888
50+ years old:	983

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	705	Lower Trunk:	460
Eyeball:	329	Finger:	283
All Of Body:	233	Lower Leg:	153
Knee:	134	Face:	98
Shoulder:	91	Head:	85
Upper Trunk:	67	Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 18 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
SHE SPRAYED PERFUME IN HER RIGHT EYE ONE WEEK AGO AT HOME, NOW EYE IS SWOLLEN AND LIGHT SENSITIVE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 54 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, Tool sheds
BACK INJURY WHILE TRYING TO LIFT PRESSURE SPRAYER OUT OF SHED PARA LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PT STATES HE LIFTED A POWER WASHER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 22 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
BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
PT USING PRESSURE WASHER, SHOT SELF IN LT CALF, CONTUSION LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 15 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 STATES HE PUT HIS HAND FLAT ON A HOT ENGINE OF A POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AFTER A HIGH PRESURE HOSE BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sprayers
DX: SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE L OCCIITAL LOBE, SCALP LACS. FOUND DOWN IN DRIVEWAY WHILE HE WAS PRESSURE WASHING IT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
39 YO M USING PRESSURE WASHER INJURED HAND SPRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME SWATTED AT A BEE WITH THE WASHER STR UCK SELF IN THE LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT HIT IN RIBS WHEN PRESSURE WASHER GUN GOT AWAY FROM HIM. HIT HIM IN CHEST. DX: FRACTURE RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PTS FATHER USING A POWER PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME CHILD TOUCHED THE ENGI NE OF THE WASHER SUSTAINED A THERMAL BRUN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
HIT IN HEAD BY SPRAY BOTTLE LAC BROW;LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
FX PATELLA, TRIPPED OVER CURB WHILE WASHING CAR AT *** CAR WASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD WITH A WATER HOSE WITH A POWER WASHE R ATTACHED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
FRIEND SHOT PT IN BUTTOCKS W/PRESSURE WASHER 2400 PSI. DX: L BUTTOCK SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 38 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
STATES WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN. LUMBAR STRAIN. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sprayers
PRESSURE WASHING @ HOME; F/B IRRITATION CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
DEBRIW SPRAYED UP BY PRESSURE WASHER DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools
PT PRESSURE WASHING HIS BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME SLIPPED S TRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT SPRAYED COLOGNE IN EYES AT MALL; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sprayers
24 YR OLD WASHING CAR WITH POWER WASHER HAND SLIPPED OFF AND IT STRUCK HER IN THE LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
57 YR OLD MALE USING A POWER WASHER. THE POWER WASHER HIT HIS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
HIT FOOT WITH PRESSURE WASHER DX. FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING ROOF AND FELL OFF 20FT GRABBING GUTTER. DX: BURST FX LUMBAR W/SPINAL CORD IMPINGEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
HAND ABRASIONS - WAS USING A POWER WASHER AND THE WASHER KICKED BACKWAR DS INJURING LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
15 YR OLD AT CAR WASH AND SOMEONE USING THE WATER JET STRUCK HER IN THE EYE.TRANSFERRED TO WILLS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT TOUCHED HOT MOTOR ON POWER WASHER AT HOME; BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 3 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
PATIENT SPRAYED HIMSELF IN EYE WITH INSECT REPELLANT, EYE BURNING; CHEM ICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
USING A POWER WASHER AT HOME WHEN IT HIT HIS L HAND. L HAND CONTUSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
2 CM V-SHAPED RT HAND LACERATION, SUBCUTANEOUS INJURY, USING POWER WASHER AT HOME, HANDLE SLIPPED, NOZZLE HIT HAND ? WHAT WAS WASHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 23 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: Puncture
Product: Sprayers
23 YO M INJURED HAND ON SPRAYER GUNPUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 23 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
RT BUTTOCK SCIATICA-AFTER HE LIFTED POWER WASHER INTO CAR-LOCALE NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sprayers
CO EXPOSURE.PT WAS USING A POWER WASHER IN BASEMENT AND NOW HAS A HEADA CHE AND NAUSEA.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE AND SAID HIGH LEVELS IN HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sprayers
CO EXPOSURE.PT WAS USING A POWER WASHER IN BASEMENT AND NOW HAD A HEADA CHE AND NAUSEA.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE AND SAID HIGH CO LEVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sprayers
RT 4TH FINGER FX-USING A POWER WASHER TO WASH SIDING ON HIS HOUSE-SOMET HING HIT HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sprayers
WAS IN BASEMENT USING POWER WASH WHEN INHALED GAS FUMES FROM ENGINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Sprayers, Internal combustion engines
INHALED FUMES WHILE IN BASEMENT USING POWER WASH ENGINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sprayers, Bleaches
PRESSURE WASHER W/BLEACH SPRAYED INTO PT'S EYES.DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTI VITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 39 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
39 YOM USING PRESSURE WASHER LAC TO FINGER FROM SPRAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER; LT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT WASHING CAR AT CAR WASH AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE.DX LAC OF POSTERIOR SCALP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
LEFT CHEEK LACERATION.PT WAS TRYING TO START A POWER WASH WHEN IT JERKE D BACK AND STRUCK PT IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
HIT THUMB WITH PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING OUT POND. DX; LA CERATION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
BURNED ON PRESER WAASHER; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
LAC R HAND; METAL LEVER FROM SPRAYER WENT THROUGH HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 43 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
DX RIGHT HAND BURN: BURNED HAND ON HOT PART OF PRESSURE WASHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
PAIN WHILE LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER DX. SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING A PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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: Sprayers
40 YOM USING PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 60 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 WASHING HIS TRAILER AT HOME WITH A PRESSURE WASHER STRAINED LOWER BA CK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME STRUCK ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM THE STREAM OF WATER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Sprayers, Ammonia, household
ALLERGIC REACTION WITH A SPRAY THAT CONTAIN AMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sprayers
PT WAS LOADING PRESSURE WASHER AND BENT THUMB. DX: R THUMB STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 18 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
SHOT SELF IN EYE WITH VICKS SPRAYER DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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