Accidents - Water heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	10
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	94
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	85
Year 2005:	132
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	6
Year 2010:	272

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	194
16-25 years old:	108
26-50 years old:	497
50+ years old:	48

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
RAN INTO HOT WATER HEATER;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT CUT LEG ON WATER HEATER 6 DAYS AGO. DX: L LEG OPEN WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
INJ L.LEG WHEN A WATER HEATER WAS CARRYING FELL ON IT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURNED RT LEG 11/2 MONTHS AGO ON WATER HEATER. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R T LOWER LEG-EARLY INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 44 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
PT WAS HELPING TO CARRY A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND AN EDGE OF THE HOT WATER HEATER CUT HIS LEG. DX: 2 1/2 CM LAC ON TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT LEANING ON HOT H20 HEATER @SCHOOL TODAY IN GYM CLASS BURNING LT LEG, 2 DEGREE BURNS
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: 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: 07/30/2003	Age: 63 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. REPORTS SHE WAS AT HOME AND FELL DOWN ON A WATER HEATER AND LANDED ON HER RT. CALF, ANKLE AND KNEE. HIT HEAD DENIES LOC. DX. LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 21 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Aerosol containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Aerosol containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 6 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: Fracture
Product: Water heaters, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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