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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 683
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 52 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 MOVED PRESSURE WASHER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/14/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS POWER WASHING ON ROOF & LOST FOOTING FALLING 24 FT. DX: L HIP FX, L CALCANEAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 07/17/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| HAS BEEN CARRYING SPRAYER AROUND FOR THREE DAYS LOW BACK PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66YO M LOWER BACK PAIN TWISTED BACK WHILE USING A POWER WASHER* |
| 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: 06/14/2009 | Age: 25 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, Exercise |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP WHILE POWERWASHING THE HOUSE&GOT WORSE WHEN WEN T TO GYM FOR WORK OUT>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX SACRAL CONTU: STAND'G ON PLATFORM PREPAR'G FOR ROOF REPAIRS, W PRESSURE WASH'G W BEES ATTACKED HIM, FELL OFF PLATEFORM ABR L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | 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 |
| 60YOM TRYING TO START POWER WASHER AT HOME TODAY,DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK;BACK SPRAIN |
| 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: 02/13/2009 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE CORD AND FELL ONTO THE DRIVEWAY CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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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