Accidents - Water heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,418
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	147
Year 1998:	159
Year 1999:	52
Year 2000:	90
Year 2001:	96
Year 2002:	155
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	144
Year 2005:	97
Year 2006:	81
Year 2008:	45
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	293

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	250
6-15 years old:	256
16-25 years old:	89
26-50 years old:	454
50+ years old:	367

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 09/18/2010	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: 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: 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: 09/06/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
30YO WHITE MALE HIT HEAD ON WATER HEATER, NLOC DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Water heaters
PT SLIPPED AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON WATER HEATER. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK/THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN, L KNEE/HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT FELL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON WATER HEATER, LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
HEAD INJURY-HIT HEAD ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD ON HOT WATER HEATER SHE WAS HELPING HUSBA ND MOVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
FALL, HIT HEAD ON WATER HEATER DX FALL, SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
DX: HEADACHE FROM GAS WATER HEATER LEAKING, ASTHMATIC REACTION; GAVE IN CREASE OF ASTHMA MEDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
3CM SCALP LAC-HIT WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT. HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CUT OFF VALVE ON HOT WATER HEATER WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
HEAD LAC, PT BUMPED HEAD INTO A WATER HEATER.
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: 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: 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: 12/02/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
CHI WHEN RUNNING AND RAN ITO WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
HAD CHEST PAIN AT HOME AND ? PASSED OUT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD AGAINST HER WATER HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT. FELL BACKWARDS, LOST BALANCE LANDED ON BUTT, HIT BAC OF HEAD ON WAT ER HEATER. DX. 1 CM SCALP LAC.CONT OF BUTTOCKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT FELL AGAINST WATER HEATER. DX: CONT HEAD/FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2001	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Water heaters, Pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1999	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1999	Age: 42 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1998	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/1998	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Benches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1997	Age: 3 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/11/1997	Age: 2 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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