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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,634
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 54 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, Alcohol |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX WHEN A PANEL COVER FELL DOWN AN D HIT HIM IN THE TEMPLE/ EYE. C/P LOSS OF VISION. D: +ETOH D: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT BENDING OVER IN HIS GARAGE AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A FUSE BOX SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 22 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING AND STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Snow throwers/blowers |
| PAIN IN L ELBOW, BOTH KNEES AFTER FALLING TODAY. SLIPPED ON SNOW AND F ELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 55 YO HAND FUSE BURST IN HAND PARESTHESIA HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| WHILE WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX, THERE WAS A SPARK, AND PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FACE AND HAND.-ELECTRICAL BURN WITH SPARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ELECTRIC BOX BLEW UP IN FACE DX: FACIAL BURNS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON A FUSE BOX C/O DIZZY, NAUSEA AND DISORIENTED DX- HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 8 YO HIT FACFE ON ELECTRIAL BOX CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT CUT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE PUTTING TOGETHER AN ELECTRICAL CIRC UIT AT HOME DX: R HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT CROSSED WRONG WIRES IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL AT THIER HOME, ELECTRICA L BURN TO R HAND AND FLASH BURN TO FACE DX: 1ST/2ND DEGREE R HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT PUTTING IN BREAKER BOX ON WALL @ HOME-FELL ON PATIENT-FX LEFT S HOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 56 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE SYNCOPE R/O ELECTROCUTION:WORKING ON FUSE BOX,IT WAS WET,NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED,WOKE UP ON BASEMENT FLOOR,DISORIENTED/SLURRED SPEECH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CHI, FELL ON ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| KNOCKED DOWN AFTER TOUCHING FUSEBOX AT HOME,ACHING ALL OVER ELECTRO CUTON INJURY CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON FUSE BOX AND LAC TOP OF IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT HIT HEAD ON BREAKER BOX AT SCHOOL HAS LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STUCK FINGRER/HAND IN A FUSE BOX IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM, GOT ELECTRICUTED >> ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT LACERATED HAND IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX. DX: 2 CM. RIGHT DORSAL HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW-CUT ON ELECTRICAL BOX TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM FIRE AT HOME FROM ELECTRICAL BOX NO RECORD OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 WITH CONCUSSION, HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| A BREAKER BOX LID FELL DOWN ON PATIENT'S FINGER. DX. FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| STEPPED ON BROKEN FUSE AND PUNCTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electric ranges or ovens |
| 54YOM WHILE AT HOME WAS PUTTING A FUSE IN THE ELECTRIC STOVE,IT SPARKED HE JUMPED BACK,HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE;SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| HIT LEG AGAINST WIRE PANEL, C/O CUT TO LEG, DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 17 YO M CONTUSION TO BACK FELL AGAINST ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE DOING MULCHING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| BUMPED HEAD ON FUSE BOX, C/O PAIN, CUT , DX; HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| A SWITCH GEAR ON A BREAKER PANEL BLEW UP & PT SUFFERED A FINGER ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| ELECTROCUTION INJURY.PT WAS SHOCKED ON A FUSE BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ~TRIP OVER CHILD, HIT ELECTRICAL BOX WITH FACE DX: FACIAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL UTILITY BOX SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 REPAIRIG AN ELECTRICAL BOX OUTSIDE CHURCH & GOT ELECTROCUTED. 250 VO LTS. SHOCK OF A FEW SECONDS. D: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED/HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT LACERATED L PALM NEAR THUMB ON METAL CIRCUIT BOX DX R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT RECIEVED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO FACE WHILE CHANGING FUSE BOX, FROM 100 AMP TO 200 AMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS PULLING ON DOOR TO CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND SHARP METAL AMPUT FINGER. DX: R INDEX FINGER AMPUTAION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| AMP. CIRCUIT BOX BLEW UP WHILE PATIENT WAS WORKING ON IT, PUT THE WRONG WIRE TOGETHER. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE, BOTH FOREARMS, NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT HAS AN AREA ON HIS AND WHERE HE RAN INTO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL BO ARD. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND, ALSO UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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