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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,173
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 58 YOM GOT OLD CAULK IN EYE WHILE SCRAPING WINDOW 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS, FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 61 YOF HOME HAD RECENTLY BEEN TREATED WITH ACRYLIC SEALER AFTER VERMIC ULITE REMOVAL & CAUSED HER TO HAVE EXTREME COUGHING. DX: BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Containers |
| 64 YOF HAD BOX OF CAULKING MATERIAL FALL ON HEAD; + HEAD/NECK PAIN DX##: CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 54YOYOF HAS LOW BACK VPAIN AFTER CAULKING @ HOME DX;# LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 71YOM HAS LEFT WRIST PAIN AFTER SPACKLING WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 72 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: Caulking or spackling compounds, Tools |
| DX LAC HAND: 72YOM STAND' ON COUCH US'G CAULK' GUN; FELL OFF AND CUT PALM OF L HAND ON CAULK' GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Buckets or pails |
| HAS BLOODY NOSE, THINKS IS FROM BREATHING IN FUMES FROM BUCKET OF ROOFI NG SEALANT PAST 2 DAYS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| SUSTAINED SKIN AVULSION INUREY TO INDEX FINGER WHILE OPENING A TUBE OF CAULK>>AVULSION /LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 60 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: Caulking or spackling compounds, Other manual workshop tools |
| TRIED TO CUT TIP OF SEALANT TUBE WITH SHEARS, LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| DX FB-REMOVED/DISTAL DIP AVULSION FX/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION UPDATED: WAS CAULKING LAST WK AND JAMMED FINGER AGAINST WOODEN OBJECT-GOT F SPLINTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| PT GOT DRYWALL COMPOUND IN EYE. DX: ACUTE BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 56 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| ALLERGIC RX BOTH HANDS/56YOM CAULKING WINDOW YEST. & HANDS BECAME RED & SWOLLE. MUCH WORSE TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| PT SLIPPED ON CONCRETE SEALANT [***] AT ***BACK CONTUSION BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| R FOOT FX/60YOF WAS CAULKING IN BATHROOM AND FELL AND INJURED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| CAULK CASE FELL 30FT OFF ROOF STRIKING HEAD AT HOME HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| CHEST PAIN - 57 YOM C/O CHEST PAIN AS HE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH SEALING HI S DRIVEWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| CAULKING CHEMICAL ON HAND BILATERAL HAND DERMATITIS ALLERGIC REACTION TO CAULK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-GOT DRIVEWAY SEALANT SPRAYED IN EYES-@ HOME-WEA RING CONTACTS @ THE TIME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 60 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: Other |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER CAULKING CRACKS IN DRIVEWAY-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| PT FELL WITH A CAULKING GUN IN HER HAND AND CUT LEG; LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| USING CAULK IN APARTMENT, ODOR MAKE HIM SHORT OF BREATHASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2000 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/1997 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds, Knives with replaceable blades |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/1997 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Caulking or spackling compounds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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