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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 19 YOM HAD HOOKED PIECE OF COPPER WIRE CAUGHT UPPER EYELID AND FRIEND PULLED IT OUT - LACERATION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 20 YOM SPLIT TELEPHONE WIRE WITH MOUTH ELETRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL WIRE INSIDE HOUSE. SPRAIN, RT. FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 21 YOM WAS WORKING WITH COPPER WIRING AT HOME AND CUT EYELID CONTUSION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Motor vehicles or parts |
| RECEIVED SMALL BURN FROM AN ELECTRIC WIRE IN TRUCK. 2ND DEGREE BURN L T THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT KICKED A VOLTAGE BOX AND FRACTURED LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT GOT SHOCKED WITH 110 VOLTS OF ELECTRIC WIRE. DX; BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pet supplies |
| 21 YO F ELECTRICAL SHOCK TELEPHONE LINE DOWN DOG LEASH GOT CAUGHT IN LINE PT GOT SHOCK IN L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT EAR ON EXPOSED WIRE IN ATTIC OF HOME. LACERATION, LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT MOVING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST. D: LA CERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Scissors |
| PATIENT WAS STRIPPING COPPER WIRE WITH SCISSORS AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND. DX-PUNC TURE WOUND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TURNING OFF BREAKERS ON PANEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Cords, electrical |
| PT WAS PUSHING A POWER CORD OUTSIDE AND TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE, ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WALKED INTO A DOWNED POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL SHOCK/CARDIOPULMONARY AR REST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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