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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,225
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| FLEXIBLE ELECTRIC WIRE COVERING POPPED OUT OF THE CEILING AND STRUCK EY E CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING UP TRAILER AND WAS CUTTING A COPPER WIRE WHEN HE CUT TH UMB. DX. THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| BURNS R HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A EXPOSED HOT WIRE IN A CLOSET AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A PLUG ADAPTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 26 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - 26 YOF SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A LIGHT SW ITCH WITHOUT COVER LAST NIGHT, POWER WENT OUT JUST AFTERWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT TURNED ON A WALL SWITCH AT HOME AND IT SPARKED, DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 30 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, Fans |
| PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE 110V FROM BATHROOM FAN. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE WITH ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 37YMC PUNCHED WALL SWITCH CUTTING HAND/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT DOING HOME ELECTRICAL WORK UNDER HOUSE WHEN ELECTROCUTED ELECTROCUTION PSVT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WORKIGN WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING THREE DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED AN ELECT RIC BURN TO FINGER NOW IT IS INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| CRUSHED FINGER WORKING ON ELECTRICAL WIRING IN HIS HOUSE STRUCK BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL LACERATION NAIL BED FINGER & FINGERNAIL REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| WORKING ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT HOME, WIRES TOUCHED, CAUSED FIRE BURN TO HAN DX: 2ND DEGREE ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL AND SWITCH SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 33 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - 33 YOF RECEIVED A SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING A FAULTY LIGHT SWITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT LIVE WIRE AT FATHERS HOUSE,SHOCKED BY 110 VOLTS-MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN(ENTIRE BODY) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 32 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pipes |
| ACCIDENTAL ELECTRICUTION: FIXING WATER PIPE AT HOME 1 HR AGO HIT WIRE L SIDE OF HEAD, THINKS 110 VOLTS, POSSIBLE 220 VOLTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| TOUCHED 110 VOLTS WIRE W/HANDS, DIZZY, HA DX: DIZZINESS POST ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 36 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 |
| SHOCKED BY 220 V CONNECTION + ETOH, R HAND PAIN / NUMBNESSDX ETOH INTOX ICATION, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHOCK WITHOUT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 48 YO MALE CRAWLED UNDER HOUSE TO FIX ELECTRICAL WIRE ABCESS RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 29 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK - PATIENT RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM LIGHT SWITCH - PR ESENTS WITH SLURRED SPEECH AND RIGHT SIDED NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| "DOG JUMPED UP ON ME AND I HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD ON LIGHT SWITCH" DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 44 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK - PATIENT TOUCHED LIVE CIRCUIT (120 V) WITH BOTH HANDS- FELL TO FLOOR - BECAME DAZED - TOUCHED LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 42 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 |
| CUT FINGER WHILE STRIPPING ELECTRICAL WIRE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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