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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 998
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HIS LT HAND ON A PRESSURE WASHER WHILE USING IT AT HOME. DX: LT HAND 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: 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: 08/27/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT WITH WATER FROM PRESSURE WASHER LAC LT HAND * |
| 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: 07/27/2009 | Age: 19 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 BURNED HAND ON MUFFLER OF PRESSURE WASHER. DX: R PALM 2ND DEG BURN. |
| 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: 12 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 WAS KNEELING DOWN TO UNPLUP POWER WASHER & PUT (R) HAND ON HOT ENGIN E, BURNING HAND DX;; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS (R) HAND |
| 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: 06/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND ON A POWER WASHER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| 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: 06/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DROPPED HANDLE OF PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME AND RECEIVED A HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION INJURY TO HAND. |
| 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: 05/07/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| DIRECT BLOW WITH A PRESSURE CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 66 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND WAS HIT BY A POWER WASHER WHILE IT WAS STILL SPINNIN G C/O LEFT HAND LAC/ABRASION.DX:HIGH PRESSURE INJURY |
| 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: 02/11/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Clothing accessories |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WAS WEARING GLOVES AND THE FORCE OF THE WATER CUT LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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