Accidents - Water heaters - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,959
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	158
6-15 years old:	243
16-25 years old:	322
26-50 years old:	1,669
50+ years old:	565

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	481	Finger:	462
Lower Trunk:	368	Hand:	356
Lower Arm:	246	All Of Body:	218
Head:	159	Shoulder:	104
Foot:	103	Eyeball:	84
Upper Arm:	84	25 - 50% Body:	74
Elbow:	66	Wrist:	66
Lower Leg:	37	Ankle:	19
Toe:	18	Mouth:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1998	Age: 77 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: Dislocation
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1998	Age: 32 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1998	Age: 30 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 37 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1998	Age: 28 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1998	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Knives with replaceable blades
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/1998	Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/1998	Age: 46 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 35 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1998	Age: 32 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1998	Age: 31 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1998	Age: 40 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1998	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Doorsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1998	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 46 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: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1998	Age: 35 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1998	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 68 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: Crushing
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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