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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2007 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 30 YOM WAS DOING HOME ELECTRICAL WORK, THOUGHT POWER WAS OFF, HAD PLIER S IN RIGHT HAND AND WAS ELECTRICUTED, VOLT CAME OUT LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 35 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK.PT WAS USING A CRESENT WRENCH WHEN HE HIT A 120 LINE A ND RECIEVED A SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING ON HOME, CUTTING ALUMINUM SIDING WITH PLIERS, SUSTAINED ELEC TRIC SHOCK INJURY (MUST HAVE CUT A WIRE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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