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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 736
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 37 YOF IN ANGER HIT FUSE BOX; HURT RT LOWER ARM. CONTUSION, RIGHT FORE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A FUSE BOX WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS HANDS SUSTAINED THE RMAL BURNS TO HANDS LOWER ARMS FACE NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| BLURRED VISION. PT WAS WORKING ON A FUSE BOX AT COUSIN'S HOUSE AND TOUC HED 2 WIRES TOGETHER WHEN IT SPARKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| JUMPED OFF A PLANK SPRAIN LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON FUSE BOX DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| R LEG LACERATION - CUT LEG ON METAL FUSE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 31 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| STATES SHE WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE TOUCHED CICCUIT BREAKER DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRIC BURN TO FINGER FROM CIRCUIT BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT FELL OFF ELECTRIC BOX ON SIDE OF HOUSE; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 80 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN STOOD UP UNDER ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME. DX; LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT FELL IN SHOP CLASS AND HIT HEAD AGAINST A FUSE BOX. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 20 YO WF - LACERATION RT. FOREARM - HIT ON BREAKER BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| HIT HEAD ON FUSE BOX DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CONCUSSION WITH CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FUSE BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| TRIED TO AVOID ICE WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR AND HIT HEAD ON A LIPA - BOX IN A PARKING LOT DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| BILATERAL HAND BURNS/LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL BURNS. PT WORKING ON A BREAKER BOX AND TOUCHED LIVE WIRE ACCIDENTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 38 YOM WAS LOOKING AT A HOUSE TO RENT; HIT HEAD ON CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX. LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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