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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,192
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 7 YOM FELL OFF OF ELECTRICAL BOX OUTSIDE APT AND HIT FACE ON BOLTS. DX: FACIAL LAC 3 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 2YOM MOTHER WAS CARRING CHILD ,THE HOUSE LOST POWER,WENT TO THE FUSE BOX,CHILD STRUCK CHIN ON FUSE BOX;CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 5 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: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT TURNED AND STRUCK HEAD ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 03/01/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/19/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| BREAKER PANEL BOARD EXPLODED DX. FACIAL BURN |
| 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: 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: 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: 05/01/2004 | 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: 11/04/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 55 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FOREHEAD. PT STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON AN ELECTRIC AL METAL PANELBOARD @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 5 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO NOSE. PT STUCK A FUSE UP HIS NOSE @ HOME. E915 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL WHILE IN BASEMENT CHANGING FUSE. FEET GOT TANGLED. 5CM DEEP LAC RT CHEEK/CHIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2001 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2000 | Age: 65 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: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Christmas tree lights |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/1998 | Age: 44 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, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1997 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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