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Accidents - Ductwork for heating or cooling systems - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,120
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:319Lower Leg:159
Upper Trunk:159Finger:132
Foot:86Lower Arm:82
Lower Trunk:71Face:15
Eyeball:15Upper Arm:15
Upper Leg:15Hand:15
Unkown:15Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
PLASTIC FROM VENT MELTED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR & PT STEPPED IN IT DURING HOUSE FIRE. FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURN FOOT AND R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT AT THE BEAUTY SHOP WENT TO BATHROOM CENT FELL FROM CEILING ON HER HEAD. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED IN TO A REGISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CLEANING HER VENTS AND FELL STRIKING FOREHEAD HEAD LACERATION/FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
AT HOME WORKING ON DUCT WORK AND CUT THUMB THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
HAND CT-CUT ON A VENT HE WAS REMOVING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
FELL IN VENT HOLE IN FLOOR A ND FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
INSTALLING DUCTWORK AND IT FELL ON FOREARM FOREARM LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN: YESTERDAY TRIPPED OVER A HEATING REGISTER, TODAY MISSD A CURB, LOW BACK PAIN RADIATING TO LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
TRIPPED OVER VENT LAST P.M CONTUSION RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
65YOM HIT HEAD ON VENT SCALP LAC ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
WHILE DOING DUCT WORK, PT CUT ARM ON SHARP METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
SPRAINS FOOT AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A HEAT REGISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Chairs
58 YO MALE HAD METAL CEILING VENT FALL FROM CEILING AND HIT HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM INTO CHAIR - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/26/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
HEMATOMA LOWER LATERAL CALF 0.83 X 2.59 CM R LEG: STEPPED INTO AC VENT & FELL BACK, INJURING R LOWER LEG, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems, Floors or flooring materials
HEAD CONT. PT WAS CLEANING OUT A REGISTER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LAC RT THUMB - CUT THUMB ON A VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
FALL: VISITING MOTHER AT NURSING HOME, FELL, C/O RIB, LEG, FOREHEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
GREAT TOE FX-HIT A FLOOR RADIATOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT FRACTURED A RIB BY FALLING ON A REGISTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
PT HAD PARTICLES FROM AIR VENT BLOW INTO EYE, DX CORNEAL ULCERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
TRIPPED ON VENT, FELL/LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
LAC PARTIAL THICKNESS LT PARIETAL - FELL , STRIKING HEAD ON HEAT REGIST ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
THIGH CT-HIT LEG ON WOODEN FLOOR DUCT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
NASAL LAC-HIT A HEAT REGISTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
82 YOM INJURED HIS HEAD WHEN HE HIT IT ON A HEAT REGISTER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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