Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,460
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	240
6-15 years old:	69
16-25 years old:	527
26-50 years old:	1,861
50+ years old:	760

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	801	Hand:	576
Lower Trunk:	495	Shoulder:	310
All Of Body:	294	Face:	256
Neck:	173	Lower Arm:	147
Eyeball:	100	Upper Trunk:	88
Elbow:	77	Unkown:	68
Knee:	16	Lower Leg:	16
Upper Leg:	16	Foot:	12
Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FINGER WHILE MOVING WATER HEATER FINGER / TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 37 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, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO HAND WHILE LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Multi-purpose lighters
PT ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER WITH LIGHTER AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO FACE. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. FIRE NOT ATTENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
CHI WHEN RUNNING AND RAN ITO WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
7 Y.O. W FEMALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT WAS RUNNING @ HOME & RAN INTO A WA TER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
PT MOVING A WATER HEATER AND HIT ELBOW ON WALL; ELBOW CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT STATES HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 32 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
PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN AS A RESULT OF LIFTING A WATER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
A GAS HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE. DX-1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	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
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND/14MOM AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE BURNED HAND WH EN TOUCHED HOT WATER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Mirrors or mirror glass
PT WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED A MIRROR OFF THE WALL CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. DX. MULTIPLE LACERATION TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP AGAINST WATER HEATER..BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
MOVING WATER HEATER CUT FINGER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
PT TRIED TO LIGHT PILOT ON WATER HEATER & IT "BLEW UP" IN FACE. BURNS TO FACE, LIP, ARM FROM PILOT LIGHT FLAMES. ?FDA. D: 1ST/2ND DEG. BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME, SOMEONE TURNED ON POWER, PT SUS TAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 44 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: Water heaters
PT DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN - DUE TO LIFTING A WATER HEATER APPROXIMATELY 200 LBS - C/O BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
58 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT WAS WORKING ON A WATER HEATER & IT SLIPPED & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WALL & HEATER @ FRIENDS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
37YOWM WHO INSTALLED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME AND NOW HAVING INCREASE D PAIN IN SHOULDER.DX:ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
ACUTE THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN, LIFTING HOT WATER TANK AT FRIEND'S HOUSE NOW BACK HURTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE ON GAS WATER HEATER DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT BURNED FOOT ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME YESTERDAY, NOW SWELLING WITH BLISTER; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: R NECK/TRAPEZIUS STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 44 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
44 YOF LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 32 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, Metal containers
CONTUSION R THUMB, YESTERDAY DROPPED HOT WATER TANK ON THUMB, TODAY DROPPED A CASE OF SODA ON SAME THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
23 YOM WAS WORKING ION A CONFINED SPACE REPLACING A WATER HEATER AT HIS PARENT'S HOME; EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER HEATER BLEW UP AT HOME, PATIENT HAS BURNS TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND FACE. DX 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN FOREARM, 1ST OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT. REPORTS SHE WAS AT HOME AND FELL DOWN ON A WATER HEATER AND LANDED ON HER RT. CALF, ANKLE AND KNEE. HIT HEAD DENIES LOC. DX. LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED OUTSIDE OF HOT WATER UNIT. D; 2ND DEGREE CONT ACT BURNS TO LT HAND AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
PT PULLED A WATER HEATER UP STAIRS COMPLAINT OF SHOULDER PAIN, BILATERA L SHOULDER SPRAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 31 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: Unkown		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
31 YOM WAS LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER; EXPLODED; INCURRED BURNS. B URNS, MULTIPLE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED FLASH BURNS TO HANDS D X; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND AND WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Clocks
PT WAS IN THE GARAGE PLAYING WITH WATER HEATER AND KNOCKED CLOCK OFF OF WALL AND IT LANDED ON PTS HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND LACERATED FIN GER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
STEPPED ON BROKEN PIECE OF WATER HEATER IN BASEMENT AT HOME. DX. LEFT FOOT LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT C/O INJURED 4TH AND 5TH FINGER. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FINGERS W HILE MOVEING IT . DX COTN TO FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 74 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
74YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A WATER HEATER DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER DORSAL ASPECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT C/O BURN TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING WATER HEATER DX BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
50 Y/O M C/O LFT HAND TRAUMA. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON HAND. DX HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PT LIFTED WATER HEATER ON 5/26. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 6 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
INHALED NATURAL GAS LIKE FUMES FROM WATER HEATER DX: CONCERN TO RULE OUT CARBON MONOXIDE FUME EXPOSURE DX: STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER AT HOME WITH CO EXPOSURE` DX:S.O.B., HEADACHE, CARBONMONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
LEFT LUMBAR SPR. PT WAS PULLING A HOT WATER HEATER AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT INJURED MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER; STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
36 YOWF GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL AND A WATER HEATER. DX. CO NTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT STATES HE WAS LIFTING A WATER HEATER AND INJURED HIS BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
FLASH BURN FROM WATER HEATER TO FACE, ARMS. DX; 1ST DEG BURN ARMS, FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 60 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Gasoline
CLEANING HIS BASEMENT FLOOR WITH GASOLINE, PILOT LIGHT FROM WATER HEATER IGNITED GASOLINE, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT ATT. DX:BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 41 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: Water heaters
LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS CLEANING HOT WATER HEATER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R INDEX ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
FALLING DOWN RUNNING TO REPAIR HOT WATER HEATER CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Bottles or jars
PT C/O (L)SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER BOTTLE FALLING BACKWARDS & HITTING SHOULER ON WATER HEATER. DX: CONTUSION (L) SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT HAND. HAND SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON WATER HEATER. DX; LAC OF LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Water heaters
25 YOWF TRYING TO IGNITE H2O HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Carts
CHILD SLID WHILE PUSHING WHEELED CART AND HIT WATER HEATER. D: EYEBROW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT.C/O CUT TO RT.4TH FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON WATER HEATER DX-LACERATION RT.RING FINGER RT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
RIGHT THIGH FIRST DEGREE BURN. PT WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER AND A FLAME CAME OUT BURNING LEG.NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN 34 YO MALE'S FACE FIRST DEGREE BURN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 28 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
CUT KNUCKLE ON A WATER HEATER DOOR. DX. KNUCKLE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT.INJ.RT.SHOULDER AT HOME WHEN MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER. DX; RT.SHOUL DER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PLAYING AROUND HOT WATER HEATER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
CERVICAL STRAIN - JERKED BACKWARDS WHEN LIGHTING A WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 57 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, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-REMOVING A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED-HIT FINGER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 48 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, Stretch cords or stretch straps
LAC FINGER ON STEEL STRAP FROM H2O HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WATER HEATER AND IT SHOCKED HER; ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC TO RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL FROM HOT WATER HEATER. DX:HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
HELPING FRIEND LIFT WATER HEATER AND HURT BACK ACUTE EXACERBATION RIGH T L4-L5 BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
RUSH OF H2O WITH CALCIUM DEPOSIT FLEW INTO EYES - WHILE WORKING ON H2O HEATER DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
R SHOULDER PAIN.LIFTED WATER HEATER.HEARD & FELT POP.DX R/O ROTATORCUFF TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RT SHOULDER FROM WATER HEATER AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	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: Water heaters
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
GAS CO INSPECTED HOUSE NOTED CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN GAS HOT WATER HEAT ER PT STATES HAS HAD HA FOR 2 WKS DX CO EXPOSURE /PREGNANCY 10-28WKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
GAS CO DISCOVERED CARBON MONOZIDE LEAK IN HOME GAS HOT WATER HEATER MOM STATES CHILD HAD BEEN LETHARGIC AND CRANKY DX CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED CUT INJURY TO RT MIDDLE FINGER DUE TO MOVING WATER HEATER THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
BACK PAIN-CARRIED A WATER HEATER DOWN STEPS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING IN WATER HEATER. D: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PAIN WHILE LIFTING A WATER HEATER DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LACERATED FINGER ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
54 YO MALE CUT FINGERS WHILE LIFTING WATER HEATER LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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