Accidents - Water heaters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	76
Year 2001:	33
Year 2004:	85
Year 2005:	67
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	45
Year 2009:	97

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
REPORTS BENT DOWN TO LIGHT THE PILOT LIGHT IN MOTHER'S WATER HEATER WHE N SUDDENLY HEARD KNEE"SNAPPING">>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS INSTALLING A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN IT FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTU SION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
HURT KNEE WHILE WORKING ON WATER HEATER KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
WATER HEATER FELL AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD ONTO IT AND IT HIT HER K NEE CAUSING PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
MOVING A WATER HEATER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE CAUSING PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
PT WAS AT HOME BRING A WATER HEATER UP THE STEPS FROM BASEMENT, STRAINE D RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Floors or flooring materials
FELL, HIT HOT WATER HEATER & CONCRETE FLOOR DX L KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS BENDING OVER WORKING ON A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
ELOPED WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY DOCTOR, C/O KNEE PAIN WHICH IS CHRONIC WORSENED AFTER LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/07/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2001	Age: 38 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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