Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,256
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	240
6-15 years old:	252
16-25 years old:	754
26-50 years old:	2,147
50+ years old:	860

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	687	Hand:	679
All Of Body:	596	Face:	383
Lower Arm:	350	Shoulder:	315
Finger:	290	Eyeball:	241
Upper Trunk:	229	Foot:	151
Head:	144	Knee:	85
Lower Leg:	85	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
23 Y/O M INJURED EYE BROWS WHEN LIGHTING GAS HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; THERMAL BURN TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 40 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 BACK SPRAIN,FELT A PULL IN LOW BACK AFTER LIFTING MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOT WATER TANK DOES NOT STATE WHAT KIND OF HOT WATER TANK,GAS OR ELE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 44 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
LUMBAR STRAIN - 44 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER LIFTIN G A HOT WATER HEATER, S/P LAMINECTOMY 7-8 MONTHS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/17/2004	Age: 20 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
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD SOMETHING FROM WATER HEATER GO INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER WHICH EXPLODED IN PT FACE SUSTAINED"FACIAL /HAND BURNS" NO FD DOCUMENTS FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS MOVING A H2O HEATER, WHICH FELL ONTO FOOT, SUSTAINED " TOE FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 50 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, Stairs or steps
PT SPRAINED THE LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF CARRYING A WATER HEATER UP ST AIRS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
31 YOF WAS LIFTING A WATER HEATER & BAGS OF SAND UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
SLIPPED HIT SHOULDER ON A HOT WATER HEATER IN KITCHEN LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT BUMPED HIS LOWER LEG AGAINST A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX-CELLULITIS LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
HEAD CONT. PT HIT HEAD ON A WATER HEATER IN BASEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 8 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: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD AND FAMILY SLEPT ALL NIGHT IN UPPER FLOOR APT. WHILE GAS WATER HE ATER IN LOWER APT. MALFUNCTIONED. SEIZURE ACTIVITY. D:CO EXPOSURE.TRANS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 27 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: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
8 WK PREGANT PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GAS WATER HEAT LEAK IN APARTMENT BELOW. HEADACHE. EXPOSED ALL NIGHT. D:CO EXPOSURE. TRANSFER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 23 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: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT REPORTEDLY EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE LAST NIGHT FROM GAS WATER HEAT ER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HIS. D:CO POISONING, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 16 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: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM WATER HEATER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HERS. EXPOSED AT NIGHT. HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS. D:CO TOXICITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 7 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: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CHILD EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE ALL NIGHT. REPORTEDLY CAME FROM GAS WA TER HEATER IN DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT. D:CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
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: 10/23/2004	Age: 20 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
ELECTRICAL SHOCK LEFT HAND .PT HIT HAND ON A WIRE ON WATER HEATER AND W AS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 30 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
PATIENT TWISTED HIS BACK PULLING ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS BENDING OVER WORKING ON A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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
WATER HEATER FELL ON FINGER DX FINGER CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
GOT FB IN EYE WHILE CHECKING WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX: FB EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 36 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
PT LIFTED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 39 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 STATES LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER & PUT IN BACK OF TRUCK. DX. ABDM HE RNIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLEANING SOMETHING STICKING OFF FLOOR WITH ACETONE WHEN PILOT LIGHT FROM HOT WATER HEATER CAUSED FLASH FIRE. ?FDA. D:1/2 DEG. BURNS, FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
ELOPED WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY DOCTOR, C/O KNEE PAIN WHICH IS CHRONIC WORSENED AFTER LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Grocery or shopping carts
ATTEMPTING TO PLACE WATER HEATER IN A CART, CART MOVED AND INJURED FOOT . DX. FOOT STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 54 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 PUSHED A FALLING WATER HEATER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 39 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 ON HOT WATER HEATER - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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
ACUTE LT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION, LT HAND PAIN, SMASHED WHILE MOVING HOT WATER TANK JUST PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO FLOOR TRYING LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER HITTING HEAD CONTUSION, HEMATOMA SCALP S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 12 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
12 YOM FELL INTO WATER HEATER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 45 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 13 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 81 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS THIS MORNING F ROM A GAS WATER HEATER, MONITOR WENT OFF SHOWING LEVEL OF 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 15 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT OF HOME, WAS EXPOSED TO CO FROM GAS WATER HEATER
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: 09/01/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
40 YOM ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT FOR HOT WATER HEATER AND SINGED FACE.
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: 08/09/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
FELL OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP AT HOME, HIT CHEST ON WATER HEATER. DX: MULT IPLE RIB FRACTURES.
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: 08/03/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT INJURED MOVING WATER HEATER; SHOULDER CONT
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: 52 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
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS ON SOLAR WATER HEATER AT HOME. D : LACERATION, FOREIGN BODY.
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: 07/07/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
WATER HEATER FELL OVER, CUT HEAD DX CHI, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 56 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
LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON SHEET METAL ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 53 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
SHOULDER SPRAIN-WORKING ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK AFTER A HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON HIM AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 59 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
STRAIN CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LEFT CHEST WALL PAIN - ROLLED O VER TO LEFT SIDE WHILE RELIGHTING GAS WATER HEATER AND FELT SHARP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	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 - 52 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN, HAD LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER ONE WEEK PRIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED RT AMR WHILE IGNITING HOT WATER TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 39 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
SPRAIN RT AC JOINT, AT HOME MOVING HOT WATER TANK, TANK FELL ONTO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 74 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
PT PULLED BACK WHILE LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER DX: LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 62 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
FLASH BURNS TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
LIGHTING GAS HOT WATER HEATER WHEN "FIREBALL" FLASHED BACK BURNING FACE NO FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDED, NO FIRE, JUST FLASH BACK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
48 YEAR OLD MALE LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 50 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
L SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER HEATER DX: L SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 59 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
59 YO MALE HAD SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 34 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
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS - FLAMES FLASHED ON FACE WHEN LIGHTING A BUTANE WATER HEATER, FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT MENTIONED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 47 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND BURNED HIMSELF DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	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
INJURED LOWER BACK YEST WHILE LIFTING A WATER HEATER AT HIS SISTER'S HO USE. DX. ACUTE, MYOFASCIAL STRIAN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 38 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
38 Y.O. W MALE W/SHOULDER STRAIN. PT WAS INSTALLING A WATER HEATER @ HO ME & INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
CLEANING HOT WATER HEATER FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FACE WHEN FELL HITTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER WHEN IT BLEW UP DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO R FOREARM
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: 03/27/2004	Age: 34 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
34 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF WHILE WORKING ON A WATER HEATE R @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 27 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 HOT WATER HEATER DX ELECTRICAL INJURY, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 37 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 STR. PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 11 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN A WATER HEATER TANK FELL ON HER CAUSING A CONTSUIO N TO HER LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
45 Y/O M WITH BURNS ON FACE AND FOREHEAD WHEN GAS WATER HEATER EXPLODED AT HOME. DX; FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 2 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 WITH CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION WITH HOT H20 HEATER TANK REPLACED TO DAY, APNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
PT HELPING COUSIN TAKE OUT AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WHEN CALCIUM & LIME SETTIMENTATION FLEW IN EYES. DX FOREIGN SUBSTANCE EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
59 Y.O. W MALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT STS A WATER HEATER DROPPED ON HIS F OOT @ HOME. E9179
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

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 25 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 furnaces
CAME HM FRM STORE SMELLED GAS WATER HTR PILOT LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT CAL LED GAS CO WHO FND BRKN GAS PIPE TO FURNACE D CO EXP HA NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Gas furnaces
GAS LEAK IN HOME PT SLEEPY MOM CAME SMELLED GAS CLD GAS CO WHO FND BRKN PIPE FRM FURNACE WATER HTR PILOT LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT D EXP TO CO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 40 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
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: MOVING HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT WAS LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Water heaters, Caulking or spackling compounds
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER - USING "PIPE DOPE"URTICARIA FOR LEGS AND A RMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
PT SUS BURN TO FOREARM WHEN HOT WATER HEATER BUSTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 45 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
FACIAL BURNS.PT HAD GAS WATER HEATER BLOW UP IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 38 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
CHANGING WATER HEATER IN BASEMENT, HEARD "POP" IN BACK. ACUTE LOWER BAC K STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Outerwear
51 YO MALE WAS BURNED WITH WATER FROM HOT WATER HEATER ON BACK WHILE HE HAD A HOODED SWEAT SHIRT ON - 2ND DEGREE BURNS BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
SEVERE BURNS TO BOTH FEET, HOT WATER HEATER BROKE DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH LEGS AND FEET 4%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER BURN TO LT. FOREARM, FLIPPED ON HOT WATER ON SPARKLETT'S MACH INE. DX: BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 15 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
PT. C/O BEING SHOCKED AFTER RESETTING A WATER HEATER AT HOME. LT. SIDED WEAKNESS. STUDENT. DX. LT. HAND ELECTROCUTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 59 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
LAC R LONG FINGER - CLAMP ON HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 39 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
LIFTED A WATER HEATER C/O BACK PAIN DX: LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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