Accidents - Water heaters - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,280
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	154
Year 1998:	322
Year 1999:	394
Year 2000:	209
Year 2001:	523
Year 2002:	167
Year 2003:	527
Year 2004:	754
Year 2005:	443
Year 2006:	448
Year 2007:	372
Year 2008:	332
Year 2009:	226
Year 2010:	402

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	1,266	Hand:	1,156
Face:	569	Lower Arm:	438
Finger:	391	Lower Trunk:	367
Foot:	286	Knee:	137
Lower Leg:	108	Shoulder:	106
Upper Trunk:	99	Wrist:	92
Head:	89	25 - 50% Body:	87
Toe:	67	Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
19 YOF PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET HOT WATER HEATER AND IT SHOCKED HER. SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
24 YOF MOVED HOT WATER HEATER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
23 YOM LBP LIFTING WATER HEATER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
18 YO WHITE MALE HIT A WATER HEATER BECAUSE HE WAS ANGRY DX: HAND CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
17YOF BURNED HANDS WHILE LIGHTING PILOT ON HOT WATER TANK DX: FIRST / SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PUNCHED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. CONTUSION RIGHT HAND. 20 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
20YOM WAS INFORMED BY DTE THAT HOT WATER HEATER TANKE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND THAT CARBON MONOXIDE HAS BEEN IN HOUSE FOR 4 MONTHS
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: 05/08/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
25 YOF WAS SCRAPED ON METAL PART OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2 CM W/10 CM ABR
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: 04/02/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
19 YOF WAS TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER & IT FLASHED BACK. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN, CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Pipes
HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON R FOREARM-COPPER PIPE CUT ARM DX CONTUSION/LAC R FOREARM *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
HELPING CARRY PARTIALLY FULL WATER HEATER UP STAIRS WHEN DEB LOW BACK P AIN DX ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 02/07/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS AT HOME, DISCOVERD A GAS LEAK IN THE WATER HEATER, DX CO1 EXPOSU RE, CEPHALGIA, CAROXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVEL 4.6
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
WAS LIGHTING A WATER HEATER WHEN FLAME FLASHED BACK AND BURNED PT'S FAC E DX- BURN NO FIRE DEPT RESPONCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING-FROM LEAKY GAS WATER HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 1.4
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT FELL IN HIS GARAGE JAMMED RIGHT HAN D INTO THE HOT WATER HEATER SUST AINED A HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT SUS BURN TO HAND AFTER GAS WATER HEATER WENT OFF%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
AT HOME PT CUT R HAND ON A WATER HEATER DX R HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT LIFTED A HOT WATER HEATER LAST NIGHT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK STRAIN, MUSCLE SPASM BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FOOT. CONTUSION, RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
DROPPED WATER HEATER ON LEFT FOOT. DX- ACUTE FOOT INJURY, FOOT PAIN
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: 11/24/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 25 YO FEMALE WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES WHILE VISI TING A HOUSE WITH A WATER HEATER NOT PROPERLY VENTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
22YOF WAS LIFTING A HEAVY WATER HEATER,WHEN SHE STRAINED HER RIGHT KNEE;KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO PT'S CHEST AT HOME DX: BURNS TO CHEST/FLANK AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR WENT OFF DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER DX- CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
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: 05/30/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A HOT WATER HEATER AND STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
LEFT HAND BURN. PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS WATER HEATER AND BURNED HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
40 GALLON HOT WATER HEATER DROPPED ON HAND, ARM AT HOME. DX. CONT L FA , WRIST, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT PRESENTED WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST AFTER A WATER HEATER FELL ON PT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT INJURED AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER W PROPANE LIGHTER LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HANDS NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN PUNCHED A WATER HEATER. DX; F.X. R T.5TH.M.C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HOME. DX. SMOKE INHALATION W/O LOC. NS IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
EXPOSED TO CO FUMES FROM FAULTY WATER HEATER 2 1/2 HR EXPOSURE CO CHEST PAIN NAUSEA DX MILD CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT.WAS EXPOSED TO CO AT SISTER-IN-LAWS HOUSE FROM A FAULTY GAS HOT WAT ER HEATER. DX; CO EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
18 YOM DROPPED WATER HEATER ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS AT HOME LIGHTING THE PILOT ON HIS GAS WATER HEATER WHEN THE GAS EXPLODED AND BURNED HIS RT LWR ARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls
PT. WAS HELPING REMOVE A WATER HEATER OUT OF HOUSE; CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN HEATER AND WALL. RIGHT HAND CONTUSION.
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: 02/23/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
SHOULDER PAIN TRYING TO CATCH WATER HEATER RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: LIFTING HOT WATER TANK TODAY AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT HAND ON WATER HEATER, DX; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Water heaters
PT DROPPED PART OF WATER HEATER ONTO FOOT. D: DISLOCATION, 4TH/5TH TOES , FOOT LACERATION.
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: 04/19/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
DROPPED WATER HEATER ON FOOT DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT "WATER HEATER" BLEW UP ON MY FACE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Water heaters
PT INHALED NOXIOUS FUMES FROM WATER HEATER C/O LIGHTHEADEDNESS NOXIOUSF UMES INHALATTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Matches
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT W/ MATCHESFACIAL BURN S CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
21 YO TOUCHED WATER HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED FELL DOWN ON FLOORELECTRICA L SHOCK
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: 01/06/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PAIN MOVING HOT WATER HEATER DX. SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
23 Y/O M INJURED EYE BROWS WHEN LIGHTING GAS HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX; THERMAL BURN TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD SOMETHING FROM WATER HEATER GO INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
SLIPPED HIT SHOULDER ON A HOT WATER HEATER IN KITCHEN LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION
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: 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: 11/02/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT REPORTEDLY EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE LAST NIGHT FROM GAS WATER HEAT ER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HIS. D:CO POISONING, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
PT EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM WATER HEATER IN APARTMENT UNDERNEATH HERS. EXPOSED AT NIGHT. HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS. D:CO TOXICITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK LEFT HAND .PT HIT HAND ON A WIRE ON WATER HEATER AND W AS SHOCKED
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: 09/26/2004	Age: 23 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: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLEANING SOMETHING STICKING OFF FLOOR WITH ACETONE WHEN PILOT LIGHT FROM HOT WATER HEATER CAUSED FLASH FIRE. ?FDA. D:1/2 DEG. BURNS, FOOT
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: 08/24/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
FX RT 5TH METACARPAL, PUNCHED A HOT WATER TANK
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: 04/17/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
INJURED LOWER BACK YEST WHILE LIFTING A WATER HEATER AT HIS SISTER'S HO USE. DX. ACUTE, MYOFASCIAL STRIAN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
WRESTLING W/ FRIEND, LAC PALM LT HAND ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Gas furnaces
CAME HM FRM STORE SMELLED GAS WATER HTR PILOT LIGHT KEPT GOING OUT CAL LED GAS CO WHO FND BRKN GAS PIPE TO FURNACE D CO EXP HA NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
A GAS HOT WATER HEATER EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE. DX-1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURNS.
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: 11/05/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP AGAINST WATER HEATER..BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
23 YOM WAS WORKING ION A CONFINED SPACE REPLACING A WATER HEATER AT HIS PARENT'S HOME; EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. LOW BACK STRAIN.
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: 03/08/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WATER HEATER AND IT SHOCKED HER; ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC TO RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL FROM HOT WATER HEATER. DX:HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RT SHOULDER FROM WATER HEATER AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
GAS CO INSPECTED HOUSE NOTED CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN GAS HOT WATER HEAT ER PT STATES HAS HAD HA FOR 2 WKS DX CO EXPOSURE /PREGNANCY 10-28WKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 18 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, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
DX BURN TO FOREHEAD: HOT WATER HEATER BROKE, SPRAY FROM WATER STRUCKFO REHEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
CHEST PAIN TODAY, LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER YESTERDAY. DX: CHEST WALL PA IN, COSTOCHONDRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT FELL OVER HOT WATER HEATER. DX: SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURNED ARM WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS HOTWATER HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 25 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2001	Age: 23 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
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: 02/29/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1999	Age: 18 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 22 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Doorsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 18 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 04/11/1997	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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