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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,200
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| TWIRLING AT HOME AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL FUSE BOX AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PULLING LEVER TO FUSE BOX AND WAS ELECTROCUTED DX: ELECTRICAL BURN TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PUSHED INTO AN ELETRICAL BOX ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL DURING RECESS; RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRIC BURN TO HAND & FACE, WORKING ON FUSE BOX @ HOME DX SECOND DEGREE BURN FACE / ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRICAL BURN TO ARM & FACE-230 VOLTS-ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BREAKER BOX WHEN THE BOX EXPLODED-SENT TO BURN CENTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME AND STOOD UP UNDERNEATH A FUSEBOX, AND KNOCKED HIMS ELF OUT. DX; 4CM LACERATION ABOVE L EAR AND SLIGHT CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, POST CONCUSSIVE HEADACHE, WAS IN BASEMENT, RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT HAD BLOCK OF WOOD FROM ELECTRICAL BOX FALL ONTO FOOT. D: FOOT ABRASI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGR FX. PT PUNCHED AN ELECTRIC PANEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Cords, electrical |
| HIT EDGE OF ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE STRIPPING WIRE/ LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Lighters |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL AND HIT HEAD WHEN TRYING TO FIND A FUSE BOX IN TH E DARK WHEN HOLDING A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| HIT FACE ON DOOR OF FUSE BOX @ HOME DX L CHEEK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON A FUSE BOX DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS ON AN ELECTRIC BOX @ HIS APARTMENT AND JUMPED OFF STRUCK ELBOW DX ABR/ CONTU L ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 30 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN HISTORY. NOW WITH INCREASED PAIN AFTER CA TCHING 350 LBS. TRANSFORMER 1 WK AGO. PT IS UNEMPLOYED. D:LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WORKING WITH HIS FATHER AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED A PIECE OF PANELBOAR D ONTO RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF ELECTRICAL BOX; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 60YOM AT HOME HIT HAND ON ELECTRICAL PANEL DX/LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT OPENED FUSE BOX AT HOME, DUST FLEW INTO RT EYE, FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WORKING ON BREAKER FUSE BOX AT HOME WHEN IT IGNITED. SINGED NARES. U NSTATED IF FDA. D: INHALATION INJURY, THERMAL, COPD. TRANSF TO BURN CTR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| ARM PAIN. PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOUCHING AN ELECTRICAL BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| FRACTURED SKULL WHEN JUMPED OR FELL OFF TRANSFORMER BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 26 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON THE BREAKER BOX WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED ALSO CAUS ING A FX TO HIS LT RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 21 YR OLD MALE HIT HEAD ON FUSE BOX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| SLURRED SPEECH AFTER AN ELECTRICAL BOX FELL ON TOP OF PTS HEAD. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF FALLING ONTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT RT SODE TOP OF HEAD ON A FUSE BOX NO LOC LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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