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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 391
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 24 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: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| GOT LT 5TH FINGER CAUGHT WHILE MOVING A WATER HEATER VERSUS STUCK INTO WATER HEATER>>FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Refrigerators |
| CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER MOVING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 22 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| BURNT FINGER ON A HOT WATER HEATER/TANK'' BURN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YOM CUT FINGER ON HOT WATER HEATER. LAC R FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT DROPPED HOT WATER HEATER ON FINGER. DX-CRUSH INJURY LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| WATER HEATER FELL ON FINGER DX FINGER CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| ACUTE LT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION, LT HAND PAIN, SMASHED WHILE MOVING HOT WATER TANK JUST PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME WHEN HE KNOCKED A MIRROR OFF THE WALL CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. DX. MULTIPLE LACERATION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 25 YOWF TRYING TO IGNITE H2O HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1997 | Age: 23 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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