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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 272
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 04/16/2010 | 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: 04/07/2010 | 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: 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 |
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