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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 679
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAND & FACE BURNS-@ HOME-LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER-FLAMES FLASHED @ PT FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAND BURN-@ HOME-LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT OF WATER HEATER-FLAMES SHOT OUT-H IT PT'S HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 46 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN X 5 DAYS SINCE DROPPING A WATER HEATER ON HAND D: SPRAIN, ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YOM CUT LEFT HAND WHILE MOVING A WATER HEATER-DX 2 1/2 CM LACERATION AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB ON PALMER SIDE OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 17 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: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FX RT 5TH METACARPAL, PUNCHED A HOT WATER TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | 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 |
| LAC PALM OF HAND - CUT HAND ON WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT TOUCHED HOT WATER HEATER AND BURNED RT HAND PADS OF FINGER 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| HAND FX-DROPPED A WATER HEATER ON HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| WRESTLING W/ FRIEND, LAC PALM LT HAND ON WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters, Hot water |
| BROKEN HOT WATER HEATER - HOT WATER BURNED HAND BURN TO LEFT HAND 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 70 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 |
| DROPPED 50 GALLON WATER HEATER ON LT. HAND DX: CONTUSION/ ABRASIONS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| WATER HEATER FELL ON RIGHT HAND, LAC TO WRIST DX: 3 CM HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 61 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER AND HIT HAND ON A DRESSER DX; 4.5CM LT HAN D LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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