Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,131
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	118
16-25 years old:	258
26-50 years old:	570
50+ years old:	177

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	330	Finger:	235
Head:	222	Hand:	107
Face:	103	Upper Trunk:	59
Eyeball:	30	Lower Arm:	20
Upper Arm:	20

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 54 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WORKING ON A FUSE BOX AT HOME AND EXPERIENCED A 1 SEC SHOCK ALL OV ER BODY NUMB AND TINGLING ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
HIT SHIN ON CONTROL BOX OUTSIDE RESTAURANT, SAT DOWN,FELT NAUSEA,THEN F AINTED DX: VASODEPRESSOR SYNCOPE (SHIN SHOWS NO SIGN OF INJURY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CHANGING A FUSE AND IT EXPLODED IN FACE RESULTING IN FLASH BURNS, AND A DMIT FOR OBSERVATION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT PULLING ON WIRING WHEN SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGER ON SIDE OF ELEC TRICAL BOX. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT GRABBED A ELECTRICAL BOX @ PARK AND WAS SHOCKED, DAD NOTICED BURNS ON HIS HANDS. DX ELECTRICAL INJURY HANDS BURNED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 63 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: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL BOX AND FELL DX: COMMINUTED FX R DISTAL RADIUS W/ ARTICULAR INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT BURNED LT THUMB ON A FUSE BOX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
64 YO MALE HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT PUNCHED METAL FUSE BOX. DX: R HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
19 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CURB HITTING AN ELECTRICAL BOX WITH RIGHT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		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
TOUCHED CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX AND WAS SHOCKED. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT PLAYING TAG IN BASEMENT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, SLID INTO GREEN META L ELECTRIC BOX OR WALL BENDING FINGER BACK; FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 7 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
FACIAL LAC, PT FELL INTO A ELECTIC PANELBOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT HITTING METAL BREAKER BOX LAC LEFT HAND DX SKIN LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 38 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
PAIN TO HAND AFTER GETTING SHOCK FROM BREAKER DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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
IN BATHROOM AT STORE WHEN STRUCK HEAD ON EDGE OF ELECTRICAL BOX SUST LA C TO SCALP DX 5 CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT INJURING FINGER ON A LONG PC OF MEATL ON A ELECTRIC BOX AT HOME DX: REMOVAL OF METAL FOREIGN BODY FROM LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 PUSHED OFF ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME, FELL ON ARM ON GROUND, SISTE FELL ON HER; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PATIENT SCRATCHED ARM ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME; ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Electrical wire or wiring systems
HIT IN NOSE BY ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN PULLING WIRE OUT/ LAC NASAL BRIDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTIICAL CIRCUT AT HOME DX:FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
ELECTRIC SHOCK = ONSET LAST NIGHT - TOUCHED A OPEN BREAKER BOX AND RECE IVED A SHOCK THAT KNOCKED HIM DOWN - HAS HAD CHEST PAIN SINCE - OBSERV
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LAC UPPER ARM ON ELECTRICAL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 23 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
C/O PT STATES HIT HEAD ON FUSE BOX DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 16 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
PT AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WENT TIO RESET BREAKER SWITCH AND SUSTAINED AN ALECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY- NUMB CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT SUS CONT TO EYE WHEN FALLING HITTING EYE TO ELECTRICAL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 22 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 ELECTRICAL BOX @ HOME DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT FELL INTO ELECRICAL BOX AND SCRAPED BACK RESULTING IN DEEP ABRASION. D: ABRASION, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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