Accidents - Water heaters - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,105
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	151
6-15 years old:	124
16-25 years old:	402
26-50 years old:	2,695
50+ years old:	731

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	671	Lower Trunk:	610
All Of Body:	516	Face:	416
Head:	293	Lower Leg:	272
Finger:	264	Upper Trunk:	246
Wrist:	135	Lower Arm:	111
Neck:	92	Shoulder:	79
Knee:	79	Pubic Region:	71
Upper Arm:	71	25 - 50% Body:	71
Toe:	70	Elbow:	16
Upper Leg:	5	Foot:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 27 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
27 YOM PUNCHED WATER HEATER YESTERDAY. DX: R HAND CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
43YOM, TESTICULAR PAIN AFTER PICKING UP WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 12 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, Other furnaces
12YOF-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 13.9
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 30 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, Other furnaces
30YOF-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 16.6
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 4 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, Other furnaces
4YOM-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 6.6
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 10 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, Other furnaces
10YOM-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 13.5
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 34 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, Other furnaces
34YOM-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 32.2
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 13 months	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, Other furnaces
13MOF-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 13.3
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 2 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, Other furnaces
2YOF-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-EXPOSURE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER & F URNACE-@ HOME-COHB 14.7
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 12/15/2010	Age: 33 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
33 YOF DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND - BURN FROM HOT WATER FROM HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
7 YO FEMALE PLAYING IN BASEMENT AND HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND BURNED P T DX BURN THIGH
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: 11/25/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
41YOF BURNED HAND ON WATER HEATER WHILE TRING TO LIGHT IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY WATER HEATER LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
60 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR HOT WATER TANK AT HOUSE AND LACERATED L EFT HAND ON SOMETHING METAL
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: 11/13/2010	Age: 50 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
50 YOM HURT BACK MOVING AND INSTALLING A HOT WATER HEATER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
40 Y/O MALE WS WORKING ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME AND INJURED HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 19 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
19 YOF PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET HOT WATER HEATER AND IT SHOCKED HER. SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
39 YOM WAS CHAINGING HOT WATER HEATER AND THREW BACK OUT. DX BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
28 YR OLD MALE LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
24 YOF MOVED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Doorsills or frames
49 YO M INSTALLING WATER HEATER THAN IT BEGAN TO TIP OVER. TRIED TO CAT CH IT & ARM/WRIST GOT STRUCK BETW HEATER & DOOR FRAME. DX:WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 47 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
47YO BLACK MALE MOVING WATER HEATER ALMOST FELL, R LOW BACK PAIN DX LOW BACK PAIN,LUMBAGO LUMBAR STRAIN, CHRONIC LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 61 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. 61 YOM STRAINED BACK LIFTING WATER HEATER BY HIMSELF
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: 10/06/2010	Age: 63 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, Stairs or steps
63YOM FELL WHILE PULLING WATER HEATER UP STEPS AT HOME RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
2YOF LACERATION TO SCALP PLAYING WITH BROTHER RAN INTO HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
45YOM LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
STRAIN LOW BACK - 52 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTIN G A EMPTY HOT WATER HEATER IN CONFINED SPACE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 6 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
SCALP LAC/6YOM WAS WRESTLING WITH BROTHER AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED INTO HOT WATER HEATER CAUSING LACERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 29 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
LOW BACK PAIN: 29YOM REMODELING, STATES HURT HIS BACK MOVING HOT WATER TANK YEST., TODAY 200# BOY JUMPED ON HIS BACK, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 44 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
44 YOF SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE CHECKING ON HER WATER HEATER A T HOME. ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 33 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
33YOF SATURDAY FELT WEAK,SUNDAY WOKE WITH HEADACHE,WATER HEATER WAS LEAKING, CM DETECTOR WET OFF,FIRE DEPT CAME ;CM EXPOSURE-1.5CBC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 23 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
23 YOM LBP LIFTING WATER HEATER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
43YOM RUPTURED CALF MUSCLE FELT POP IN CALF WHEN HELPING TO MOVE A HOTW ATER TANK OUT OF A BASEMENT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
31YOM, ACC CAUGHT RT SMALL/INDEX FINGER WHILE REMOVING WATER HEATER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
45YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS WATER HEATER WHEN GAS DISCHARGED CAUSING HIM T O MOVE HAD QUICKLY CATCHING IT ON METAL DX-HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
ACUTE ON CHRONIC BACK PAIN: 28YOM LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER, SHARP PAIN LOWER LUMBAR REGION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
31YOM WAS HELPING TO MOVE A WATER HEATER FELT A PULL IN BACK DX- BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
35YOF DROPPED A HOT WATER HEATER ON HER TOE DX. CONTUSION TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 37 years	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
37 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 43 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
43 YOF EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YO WHITE MALE HIT A WATER HEATER BECAUSE HE WAS ANGRY DX: HAND CONTU
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: 08/06/2010	Age: 26 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
26YOM WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A WATER HEATER AND BURNED RIGHT HAND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND, TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN AFTER WORKING ON WATER HEATER IN A SMALL SPACE. 36 YOF* LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Saws
59 YOM WAS CUTTING WATER HEATER W/SAW AND SLIPPED. DX: 10 CM LAC CHEST, 3 CM LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
44YOM HAS NECK PAIN AFTER MOVING LARGE WATER HEATER CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
38 YOM BURNED LEGS WHEN HOT WATER HEATER SPRAYED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
A 70 YOM LACERATED ARM WHILE INSTALLING A HOT WATER HEATER,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
39YOM INJ LT SHOULDER CARRYING HOT WATER TANK OUT OF BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
37 YOM INJURED LOW BACK PICKING UP WATER HEATER. DX-ACUTE EXACERBATION OF LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
56YOM,STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE S/P LIFTING A WATER HEATER 2 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
HAND CT-27YOM DROPPED A HOT WATER HEATER ON HIS THUMB AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
17YOF BURNED HANDS WHILE LIGHTING PILOT ON HOT WATER TANK DX: FIRST / SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
40 Y/O WF LACERATED FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PUNCHED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. CONTUSION RIGHT HAND. 20 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 41 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
41YOM BURNED ARMS ON WATER HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN BOTH ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 50 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
50 YOM PULLED BACK MOVING HOT WATER TANK. DX**: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 32 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
32 YOF PRESENT TO ER CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM WATER HEATER TODAY - DX-EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONIXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 20 years	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
20YOM WAS INFORMED BY DTE THAT HOT WATER HEATER TANKE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND THAT CARBON MONOXIDE HAS BEEN IN HOUSE FOR 4 MONTHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 32 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
32YOF WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIED FROM HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
35YOM WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AND IT EXLPODED DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
5 YR F CUT FOOT ON SHARP METAL PART OF WATER HEATER;DX LACERATED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
36YOF HAD A WATER HEATER FALL OVER IN HER GARAGE ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 39 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
39YOF BURNED RT HAND WHLE LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON GAS WATER HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 05/11/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
17YOF BURNED LOWER LEG ON HOT WATER HEATER WHILE CLEANING AROUND IT AT HOME X2-3 DAYS, NOW W/PAIN, REDNESS AND BLISTERS; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 74 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: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
THORACIC FX-74YOM MOVING A FULL WATER HEATER W/ DOLLY,LOST BALANCE DUE TO WEIGHT,FELL INTO A CABINET,HEATER FELL ON TOP OF PT. AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 31 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
31 YOM STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
25 YOF WAS SCRAPED ON METAL PART OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2 CM W/10 CM ABR
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: 05/03/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
32YOWM PT STATES "I BROKE MY HAND". WAS PUTTING IN A WATER HEATER AN D IT FELL OVER ONTO HIS HAND. DX. FX 5TH METACARPAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
^21 YOM HADE A WATER HEATER HIT HIS SHIN WHILE HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK/ CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
66 YO M INJURED ELBOW ON WATER HEATER LAC ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
59 YOF HIT LEG ON WATER HEATER. DX LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOM WITH LOWER BACK STRAIN FROM LIFTING A WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
32YOM WAS LOADING A WATER HEATER ONTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHEN IT SLIPP ED HAS LAC TO L LOWE LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Water heaters
54YO FEMALE WITIH CHEMICAL INHALATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOT WATER HEATER
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: 03/13/2010	Age: 65 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
65YOM CUT RT 1ST FINGER WHILE CHANGING WATER HEATER LAST NIGHT, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. DX - RT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
BACK STRAIN-48YOM-PAIN SINCE LIFTING 40 GALLON WATER HEATER TANK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 41 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
HEAD LAC/41YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS WATER HEATER WHEN LACERATED HEAD ON A PART OF THE WATER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Handrails, railings or banisters
A 32 YOM STATES FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A 200# WATERTANK AND METAL R AIL, FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
53YOM LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME AND FELT A POP - MUSCLE STRAIN TRICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOM TRYING TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON HIS HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED A THUMB LACERATION ON A PIECE OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Water heaters, Matches
71 YOM WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS HOT WATER HEATER WITH A MATCH. HAD G AS EXPLOSION. BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS. FIRE - FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
48 YO WM CUT FINGER ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME LACERATION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
L LOWER LEG LAC/41YOM STS WATER HEATER FELL ON HIS L LOWER LEG AT HOME CAUSING DEEP LACERATION TO L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
73YOM MANIPULATING A HOT WATER HEATER AND FELL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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
DX MECH BACK PN: 39YOF HELP'G MOVE HOT WATER HEATER 2D AGO; NOW W PERISCAPULAR BACK PN; RE-INJ CHR BACK PAIN
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: 01/18/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
HAND/ FACE FLASH BURN-LIGHTING PILOT ON WATER HEATER-NO FD STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
29 YOM BURNED L HAND ON HOT WATER HEATER PILOT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER HEATER AT HOME RT SHOULDER STRAIN 28 Y/O B/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
70YOF STATES THE WATER HEATER FELL FORWARD AND HIT CHEST DX CHEST CONTUSION
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)

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
INNJURED ARM TRYING TO LIFT HOT WATER HEATER BY HIMSELF TENDONITIS AR M 28YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
KNEE LAC. 11 YOM WAS PLAYING TAG AND SLID INTO A WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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