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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,378
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Generators or power plants, Gasoline |
| 36YOM, BIBA AS MTR AFTER SUSTAINED GASOLINE FLASHBURN WHEN A GASTANK OF GENERATOR BLEW UP>>FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WENT OUT TO GARAGE WHERE GENERATOR WAS RUNNING AND PASSED OUT. DX: CO INHALATION. COHB NS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS IN HOUSE WHERE GENERATOR WAS BEING USED FOR POWER. DX: CO EXPOSURE. COHB 7.31. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS IN HOUSE WHERE GENERATOR WAS RUNNING IN GARAGE. DX: CO POISONING. COHB 20.9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 28YO HISP MALE LIFTED HEAVY GENERATOR 2 WEEKS AGO,FELT BACK CRACK C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX BACK SPRAIN - STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT C/O RT UPPER LEG PAIN AFTER LIFTING A 300 LB GENERATOR 3 WKS AGO. DX: UPPER RT LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 43 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants, Carbon monoxide poisonings |
| POWER WENT OUT AND GENERATOR WENT ON AT HOME AND SHE WAS FOUND BY BOYFR IEND UNRESPONSIVE WITH CO POISONING AND MED FLITE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPSURE FROM A GENERATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 41 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 41 YO FEMALE PT. ELEC SHUT OFF IN HOME. HAD A GENERATOR RUNNING FOR 3 H OURS. PT DIZZY, HEADACHE. 550PPM. CO LEVEL 21.8. DX CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 38 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 38 YO MALE. HAD ELEC SHUT OF TO HOME. RAN GENERATOR IN BASEMENT FOR 3 H OURS. PT NOW DIZZY, HEADACHE. CO LEVEL 500PPM. DX CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LIFTED HEAVY GENERATOR LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT LIFTED A GENERATOR AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK STRAINE D NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| INJURED FINGERNAIL WORHING ON A GENERATOR AVULSION FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| CO EXPOSURE-HAS A HEADACHE SINCE RUNNING A GAS GENERATOR IN THE GARAGE DURING A POWER OUTAGE-@ HOME-COHB 6.7 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| CO EXPOSURE-HAS HEADACHE & VOMITING SINCE RUNNING A GAS GENERATOR IN TH E GARAGE @ HOME DURING A POWER OUTAGE-COHB 16.2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER STARTING A GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 27 YOM SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER LEG WHEN A GENERATOR FELL ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 39YOM, MOVED GENERATOR, INJURED ARE, SHOULDER , STRAIN SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT HELPING TO LIFT A GENERATOR AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED B ACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 39YOM, MOVING GENERATOR, ARM PAIN, STRAIN SPRAIN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PICKING UP A GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A GENERATOR AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A FAULTY GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LUMBAR INJURY FROM LIFTING GENERATOR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, RIGHT LEG RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS RUNNING A GENERATOR IN GARAGE DUE TO POWER OUTAGE. DX: ACUTE CO POISONING, COHB 21.1, ACUTE RENAL INSUFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LOW BACK INJURY FROM PICKING UP GENERATOR. DX-LUMBAR BACK PAIN, LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE MOVING HIS GENERATOR IN HIS GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LUMBAR INJURY FROM LIFTING GENERATOR. DX- ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, URI, COUGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| BACK SPRAIN AFTER LIFTING A GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT'S GENERATOR IN BASEMENT DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF AIR AND PT PASSED OUT FROM CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| GENERATOR WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, PT EXPOSED TO CO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LIFTING GENERATOR - DROPPED AND CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER. AMPUTATION L 3 RD DIGIT FINGERTIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| DX LWOBS: BACK PAIN, ACUTE ON CHR-TODAY LIFT'G GENERATOR, LBP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 34YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A GENERATOR ON RT FOOT; FOOT HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CO FROM GENERATOR IN GARAGE. DX: CO EXPOSURE, SEIZURE HX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 49YO WHITE MALE STS A GENERATOR FELL ON L HAND DX OPEN FRACTURE L INDEX FINGER, S/P LIVER TRANSPLANT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN/SPRAIN - S/P PT C/O BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING EGENRATOR 2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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