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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 652
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 11 YO FEMALE FELL AND STRUCK BUTANE GAS TANK WITH FACE DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 20 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 20 YOM SUSTAINED BURNS OF HIS FACE BY AN EXPLODING PROPANE TANK AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 35 YO NAM ATTEMPTING TO TAKE PROPANE TANK OUT OF CAMPTRAILER BLOWBACK 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE, 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FOREARMS NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 2 YR M FELL ON PROPANE TANK;DX LACERATED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 30 YOM THOUGHT PROPANE TANK WAS TURNED OFF, DISCONNECTED HOSE & IT FLASHED. +FD. DX: FLASH BURNS FACE, ARMS, HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 78 YOF TRIPPED & FELL & HIT R SIDE OF FACE ON A LARGE PROPANE TANK HAS LARGE CONTUSION TO FACE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 25 YO F TURNED ON PROPANE TANK, FLAME FLASHED IN FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE BU RN FACE, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX ABRASION, FACIAL/ABRASIONS, BILAT' KNEE: 81YOM REPORTS CHANGING PROPANE TANK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 47 YOM INJURED FACE FROM PROPANE FLAME. DX-SUPERFICIAL 1ST DEGREE BURN ON FACE, FLAME INVOLVED, NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 24 YOM WAS LIGHTING GAS GRILL WITH PROPANE WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AT HOME. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, NOSE, CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 21 YO M THREW PROPANE TANK INTO FIRE, EXPLODED BURNED PT FACE. DX FACE BURNS +FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/15/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 44 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TORCH EXPLODE IN HAND FLASHING UP TO FACE BU RNING IT.NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 56 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 56 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN FACE WITH FLASHING BURNS TO FACE AND HAND,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 16MOF BURNED LT CHEEK ON A PROPANE TANK, 3 DAYS AGO. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 69 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 69YOM LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK WHEN IT FLASHED INTO FACE SUSTAINED THERM AL BURNS TO FACE NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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