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Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,973
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Date: 11/19/2010Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
36YOWM PT STATES WAS CHANGING FUSE IN BREAKER BOX WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TO UCHED THE PANEL BOX & SHOCKED. DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2010Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
50YOM INTOXICATED AND THE POWER WENT OUT IN HOUSE BAC 289 FLIPPED THE S WITCH OF THE DISTRIBUTION BOX AND THROWN BACK ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
26 YOF SHOCKED ON R ARM FIXING BREAKER DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK R UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 04/17/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 04/10/2009Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 11/30/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Doors
GOT SHOCK PRESSING ID PAD ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING ON PANELBOARD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING WITH A PANELBOARD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO AN ELECTICAL BOX COUSING AND POSSIBLE ELECTRIA L SHOCK, AND ABRAISONS TO LT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
54 YOM STUCK HAND IN FUSE BOX AT HIS HOME AND HIT 240V ELECTRIC SHOCK - BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-TURNED ON BREAKER BOX-GOT SHOCKED-KNOCKED ONTO KNEES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 09/10/2007Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 08/23/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 07/18/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 05/09/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 03/14/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 12/21/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 11/26/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 08/19/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 07/24/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 04/24/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 04/03/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 11/13/2005Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT. HE WENT TO CHECK THE CIRCUIT BO ARD WHEN HE GRABBED THE MAIN LINE CAUSING AN ELECTROCUTION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/20/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
TONIGHT DURING AN ELECTRICAL STORM HAD R HAND ON ELECRICAL BOX, THINKS SHE GOT SHOCKED, TINGLING, BURN MARKS ON R HAND & FINGER. DX ELEC SHOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
MINOR SMOKE INHALATION: HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE, FULLY INVOLVED, FUSE BOX BLEW,HARD TIME BREATHING, INHALED SMOKE OUTSIDE OF HOUSE,F.D @ SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTICAL SKOCK WHEN TOUCHED PANEL BOX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
STATES HE WAS SHCOKED ABOUT 45 MINS AGO BY A CIRCUIT BOARD. ELECTRIAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT AT HOME LAST EVENING WHEN THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE THREW WATER ON IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND INHALED THE SMOKE COUGHING INHALATION- NS IF FD ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 04/10/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 08/11/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 12/10/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT TRYING TO CHANGE A FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX AT HOME SUSTAINED AN ELECTRI C SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PATIENT WAS ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER, TOUCHED AN OPEN SWITCH, RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED BY FUSE BOX- EARS RINGING AND FEELS LETHARGIC. DX MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
SMOKE INHALATION.PT HAD A HOUSE FIRE DUE TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER CATCHING ON FIRE.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHED ELECTRIC BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
RT HAND ELECTRICAL SHOCK-CHANGING A FUSE IN AN OLD FUSE BOX-GOT SH OCKED-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2001Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2001Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2001Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2001Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2001Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2001Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2001Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/02/2000Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2000Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2000Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/1999Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/1999Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/1999Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/01/1998Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/1997Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/1997Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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