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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 416
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 5 YOM R3LL QND HIT HEAD ON WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX-LAC EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOM LIGHTING PILOT ON HOT WATER HEATER, FLAME BLEW BACKWARDS/1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE , RT HAND AND RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 43 YOM WAS BURNING THE PILOT ON THE HOT WATER HEATER AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM, BURN TO FACE WHILE TRYING TO LITE WATER HEATER AT HOME, 1ST DEGR EE BURN TO FACE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 47 YR OLD MALE LIGHTING WATER HEATER WHEN IT EXPLODED BURNING FACE AND CORNEAL BURNS WITH 5%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 47 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD BY WATER HEATER WHICH FELL. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM WAS AT HOME WORKING ON A GAS WATER HEATER, WAS LIGHTING THE PIOLOT LIGHT, FLASHED BACK CAUSING A BURN TO FOREHAD, CORNEAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 19 YOF WAS TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER & IT FLASHED BACK. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN, CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 Y/O F WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER -THEN FLASHED BACK AT HOME. NO FD DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YR OLD MALE TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON WATER HEATER AND IT FLASHED UP IN HIS FACE BURNING FACE AND NECK WITH 3% TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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