Accidents - Generators or power plants - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,459
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	247
6-15 years old:	140
16-25 years old:	154
26-50 years old:	885
50+ years old:	31

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	546	Lower Trunk:	176
Hand:	159	Head:	137
Toe:	99	Shoulder:	82
Knee:	68	Mouth:	67
Foot:	38	Face:	36
Elbow:	16	Upper Trunk:	15
25 - 50% Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Generators or power plants, House repair or construction materials
FELL HIT HEAD ON GENERATOR IN GARAGE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN GENERATOR FELL ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
EXHAUSE FROM GENERATOR INTO HOUSE. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE, GENERATOR OUTSIDE AND EXHAUST GOING INTO HOUS E. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
GENERATOR OUTSIDE BUT EXHAUST GOING INTO HOUSE. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE PO ISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
GENERATOR EXHAUST FROM OUTSIDE CAME INTO HOUSE. DX. CARBON MONIXIDE EX POSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. GENERATOR WAS OUTSIDE, EXHAUST GOING INSIDE . DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT. IN HOUSE W/FUMES FROM GENERATOR. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 54 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
54 YOF EXPOSED TO CO FROM GAS POWERED GENERATOR POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 64 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants, Kerosene
64 YO M PROBLEMS DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN FM GENERATOR/KEROSENE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
ACUTE UPPER AND MID BACK PAIN - 35 YOF C/O UPPER AND MID BACK PAIN SINC E MOVING A GENERATOR ON SATURDAY, PAIN INCREASING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
PT FELL INTO A GENERATOR AND SUS A FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
GENERATOR FELL ONTO TOE DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
A 300 LB GENERATOR WAS DROPPED OVER HIS L FOOT. DX. CONT L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
CONTUSION ELBOW - 31 YOM FELL HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON AN ELECTRICAL TRAN SFORMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
FAMILY USING GENERATOR FOR ELECTRICITY, MOM VOMITING AND BABY CRYING;CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
FAMILY USING GENERATOR FOR ELECTRICITY, MOM VOMITING AND BABY CRYING;CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Generators or power plants
DISLOCATION RIGHT SHOULDER - WHILE LIFTING A GENERATOR OFF A TRUCK HE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Generators or power plants
PT BURNED HAND ON GENERATOR DX: BURN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PAIN TO GROIN AFTER LIFTING UP GENERATOR DX: GROIN STRAIN WITH HYDROCEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
PT. STATES HE HAD BEEN CAMPING THIS WEEKEND AND WAS RUNNING A GENERATOR IN CAMPER. DX. HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Generators or power plants
BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE TOUCHED EXHAUST ON A GENERATOR. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS OF RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
CHIN LACERATION - 3 YOM LACERATION TO CHIN, AFTER BUMPING IT ON A POWER GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
HIT LIP ON GENERATOR WHILE UNLOADING AT HOME. DX; LIP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 46 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
46 YO M LT GENERATOR ON DUE TO POWER OUTAGE PASSED TO FUMESCARBON MONO XIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 25 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: Generators or power plants
BURNS TO FACE-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE-A GENERATOR IN A CAMPER EXPLODED-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 27 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: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Generators or power plants
2ND DEGREE BURNS 30-39% TBSA-AT HOME IN GARAGE-TURNING OFF A GENERATOR IN A CAMPER & IT EXPLODED-SENT TO BURN CENTER-SPRINGFIELD-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 18 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: Generators or power plants
LIFTING A GENERATOR WITH A FRIEND AND HAND CAUGHT ON HANDLE LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT STAYING ON RENTED HOUSEBOAT, INHALED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GENERATOR. LOCATION DALE HOLLOW LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT STAYING ON RENTED HOUSEBOAT, INHALED LARGE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GENERATOR, LOCATION DALE HOLLOW LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants, Other furnaces
CO EXPOSURE. PT BOUGHT A NEW GAS GENERATOR AND HOOKIED IT UP TO FURNACE AND IMMEDIATELY FELT WEAK AND COULD HARDLY CLIMB BASEMENT STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
YESTERDAY WAS PICKING UP A GENERATOR IN HIS BACKYARD AT HOME AND INJURE D SHOULDER DX L SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT PICKED UP GENERATOR AT HOME. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WORKING ON CAR ENGINE IN A GARAGE WITH GENERATOR RUNNING BECAME DIZZY WITH HEADACHE, NOT STATED IN REPORT IF WORK RELATED INCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WORKING ON CAR ENGINE IN GARAGE WITH GENERATOR ON BECAME DIZZY NOT STATED IN REPORT INCIDENT WAS WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO2 POISONING FROM GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO2 POISONING FROM GAS GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO2 EXPOSURE FROM GENERATOR IN HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO2 EXPOSURE FROM GENERATOR IN HOME DOB *****
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
BECAME SH0RT OF BREATH AFTER INHAILING FUMES FROM GNERATOR AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
BECAME SHORT OF BREATH AFTER INHALING FUMES FROM GENERATOR AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
42-YOM STRAINED HIS LOW BACK WHEN LIFTING A GENERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
SPRAIN KNEE - VICTIM INJURED RIGHT KNEE - TWISTED WHILE PUSHING AN D LIFTING HEAVY GENERATOR - HELPING FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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