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Accidents - Floor waxes - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:30
26-50 years old:174
50+ years old:251
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:183Shoulder:73
All Of Body:73Upper Arm:59
Mouth:30Head:14
Finger:14Neck:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR AND FELL. DX: SACRAL/COCCYGEAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON A WAXED FLOOR AT A STORE AND INJURED BACK DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON FRESHLY WAXED FLOOR AT CHURCH, LANDED ON BOTTOM. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS RUNNING ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR AND FELL. DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE, CONVULSIONS, LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
DISLOCATED L SHOULDER, REDUCED. PT HAD JUST WAXED HER WOOD FLOOR AND SL IPPED, FALLING ON SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor waxes
NAUSEA AFTER EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM FLOOR SEALER/ HYDROCARBON VAPOR EXPO SURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
28YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR LAST NIGHT AT HOME. FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
32YOF WITH CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL LACERATION. SLIPPED ON FLOOR SHE WAS WAXING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
FELL DOWN BACKWARDS OLN A WAXED FLOR CONTUSION LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAS A CHILD IN HOSPITAL, PT WAS WALKING NEAR NURSES STATION, & SLIPPED ON WAXED FLOOR, NECK PAIN. DX: NECK & BACK PAIN, F/U WITH PCP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED&FELL ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR, COMPLAIN OF LOW BACK PAIN >>MS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor waxes, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WAXED BATHROOM FLOOR AND DID SPLITS. DX: L HIP STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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