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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,054
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT PUNCHED AN ELECTRICAL BOX, NOW HAS PAIN IN HAND DX: HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC RT CHEEK-SUS A 3CM LAC TO RT CHEEK WHEN HE FELL ON GROUND AFTER TRI PPING OVER WIRE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 44 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 44YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 31 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 31YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| TOUCHED HOT ELEC WIRE AT HOME ELECT SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPP OVER AN ELECTRICAL BOX , LEFT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 34 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 34 YOM, TURNING ON ELECTRICAL BOX, BURST INTO FLAME, FIRST AND SECOND D EGREE BURNS, FACE, CHEST NECK AND ARMS NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO A LIGHT SWITCH, THE PLATE CRACKED CUTTING HAN D>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| BURNED HAND ON HOT WIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O PAIN TO HAND AFTER TWISTING ELECRTICAL WIRES AT HOME DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT REACHED TO TURN ON LIGHT SWITCH AND FELT HER LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATI ON C/O PAIN THAT IS WORSE W/ MOVEMENT. DX: LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| EYE INJURY FROM JABBING ELECTRICAL WIRE IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| REPORTS A PIECE OF METAL ATTACHED TO LIGHT SWITCH STRING STRUCK RT EYE, ?MECH>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 43 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 HIT EYE WITH ELECTRIC WIRING AT HOME YESTERDAY HAS PAIN DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HAD FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE AND BURNED FINGER. DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT LAYING ON THE COUCH WATCHING TV WHEN THE DOORBELL RANG HE GOT UP QUI CKLY TO ANSWER IT AND FELL ONTO LEFT SHOULDER FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 34 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 STEPPED ON A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE IN BACKYARD. DX: DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE STANDING IN WATER WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL PANEL BURNS TO HANDS/ DX ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURNS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 31 Y/O WAS IN A STORE WENT TO THE BATHROOM, TOUCHED HOT WIRES IN BATH ROOM, WAS SHOCKED. DX-ELECTROCUTION NON FATAL, SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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