Accidents - Electric baseboard heaters - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,259
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	375
6-15 years old:	241
16-25 years old:	158
26-50 years old:	282
50+ years old:	202

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	266	Head:	170
Lower Trunk:	161	Toe:	146
Hand:	101	Foot:	75
Neck:	75	Shoulder:	74
Lower Arm:	71	Finger:	59
Lower Leg:	40	Knee:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
LAC TO TOE, PT STRUCK BASEBOARD HEAETER WITH FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Chairs
WAS STANDING ON CHAIR AND FELL HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER HAS LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING BACK ON A METAL BASEBOARD HEATER. DX CONTUSION LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FOREHEAD INJURY FROM HTTING HEAD ON CORNER OF BASEBOARD. DX- ACUTE HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
STRUCK L 5TH TOE ON BASEBOARD. DX SPRAIN TOE/FOOT#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
25 YOM FELL AND HIT BACK AGAINST BASEBOARD HEATER CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT A WALL HEATER. DX. NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
CUT LEFT SHIN ON CORNER OF ELECTRIC BASEBOARD----LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT FELL ONTO HEAETING BASEBOARD AT HOME TODAY - DX LT KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
6 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL STRIKING HAND ON A BASEBOARD. DX R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT CUT FOREHEAD AND BRUISED HEAD, WRIST AND KNEE WHEN TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBING AT HOME AND FELL INTO WALL HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL ONTO A BASEBOARD HEATER. DX LACERATION L BUTTOCK SUPERFICIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
*** EMPLOYEE SCRAPING THE BASEBOARD & FELT A "POP" IN R SHOULDER - STRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL INTO BASEBOARD HEATER AT HOME, HIT FACE. DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
DX: 1CM SUPERFICIAL LAC ON THE LSIDE OF THE FOREHEAD: HX GIVEN BY FOP. CHILD PLAYING AT HOME AND FELL AND SLID INTO THE BASEBOARD HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
HEAD/ FINGER CTS-THROWING A TANTRUM @ DAD'S HOUSE-FELL-HIT A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
3 CM LACERATION LT FOREARM: 2.5 CM LT GROIN ABSCESS: CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL BASEBOARD HEATER 5 DAYS OR MORE, PT IS A DIABETIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT FELL ON BASEBOARD SUST LAC TO FACE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT FELL STRIKING HAND ON BASEBOARD HEATER. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
LACERATED RIGHT 5TH TOE ON BASEBOARD HEATER VENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT LAYED NEXT TO BASEBOARD HEATER IN APT FOR HEAT. DX: 10% FULL/PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R SHOULDER/CHEST/AXILLA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL FROM STANDING POSITION & HIT BRIDGE OF NOSE ON A BASEBOARD HEATER- NO LOC. DX; NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 22 months	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: Electric baseboard heaters
PT CUT FINGER ON A BASEBOARD AT HOME DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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