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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 859
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT BIB MOM SUSPECTED OF SWALLOWING A COUPLE OF FUSES. DX - FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| RT HAND BURN.PT WAS REPLACING A FUSE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND .NO FIRE DEPT. THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 20 YO M GOT IN FIGHT WITH MOM AND DID A HOOK PUNCH INTO A FUSE BOX. DX: METACARPAL FXS, FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 3 YO M FUSE BOX FELL ON FOOT. DX FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| TAPPED ONTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX TO GET A BUTTON TO WORK&IT SPARKED HITTIN G EYE>>EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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.PT HIT HEAD ON A FUSE BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE: WORKING ON FUSE BOX @ HOME COUPLE DAYS AGO, MAY HAVE GOTTEN GLUE FROM INSULATION IN HIS EYE WORKING ON HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 61 years | 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LAC L IND FING/61YOM AT HOME WORKING ON ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN PIECE OF AL UMINUM CAME OFF BOX AND SLICED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| HIT HEAD ON A BREAKER BOX. DX-HEAD PAIN, DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 9 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 ACCIDENTALY ON ELECTRICAL BOX ..LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT RECEIVED CUT TO HIS SIDE OF ABDOMEN WHEN WRESTLING WITH BROTHER AND WAS KICKED INTO A BREAKER BOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| RUNNING IN A PARKING LOT, FELL AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL BOX. DX SCALP ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GOT SHOCKED WHEN PT REACHED INTO FUSE BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LACERATION HAND - 16 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND - S USTAINED AT SCHOOL WHEN HE WENT TO CATCH A METAL FUSE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-CUT ON ELECTRICAL BOX-AREA NOW INFECTED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STUCK IN FINGERS INTO A LIVE "BREAKER BOX" AT HOME. DX. ELECTRICAL B URN TO THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT PER WIFE HAD A SEIZURE YESTERDAY C/O HITTING HEAD TWICE ON ELECTRICA L BOX C/O JERKING ACTIVITY SINCE YESTERDAY.D:SEIZURE LIKE ACITIVITY,AMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 48YO HISP MALE STS ELECTROCUTION FROM WORKING ON A FUSE BOX-480VOLTS 1ST SHOCK FELT TO L ELBOW AREA, +LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CUT TOP OF HEAD ON BREAKER BOX DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 32 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS CLOSING AN ELECTRICAL CABINET WHEN IT EXPLODED AND SUFFERED FACI AL AND HEAD BURNS-BURNS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51Y/O,M,FELL IN BASEMENT AGAINST CORNER OF FUSE BOX, LAC. L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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