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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 17 YO M STRIPPING A WIRE WITH BOX CUTTER, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LACERAT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 18YOM WIT LAC TO FINGER FROM A ELECTRICAL SWITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 22 YO F HIT HAND ON METAL ON LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 23 Y MALE STATE BLACKED OUT FELL HITTING HEAD ON LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 20 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 20YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT HAND ON A LIGHT SWITCH INJURED HAND; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Poles |
| 18YOM USING WOOD POLE WITH METAL END TO CLEAN IVY FROM SIDE OF HOUSE, T OUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE, ELECTRICUTED W/TINGLING/NUMBNESS;SHOCK,BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 16YOM CUT ON SHARP EDGE METAL EDGE OF LIGHT SWITCH/ RT 3RD DIGIT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC WIRE FRACTURE R RADIUS 22 YO M # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 17YOM,LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH FINGER S/P CUT FINGER WHILE MESSING WITH A LIGHT SWITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 20YOM SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH A WIRE@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM C/O LEG PAIN COMING THRU DOOR WHEN A "BOOM" AND A TRANSFORMER WENT OUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK LIGHTENING STRIKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HIT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH DX: FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 16 YOM ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM LIGHT SWITCH - LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 21 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, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 21 Y MALE BURNED TO FOREATM FROM MAL FUNCTIONING ELECTRICAL SWITCHIN HO ME, DX: 2 DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 21 YOM HAD A TREE BRANCH FALL ON AN ELECTRICAL WIRE/ ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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