Accidents - Generators or power plants - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,558
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	120
6-15 years old:	222
16-25 years old:	263
26-50 years old:	897
50+ years old:	1,054

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	1,535	Lower Trunk:	320
Hand:	310	Finger:	157
Upper Trunk:	104	Wrist:	69
Shoulder:	15	Elbow:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
PT PULLED A CORD ON GENERATOR, HIT HAND ON SOMETHING DX: METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
95Y/O,F,RESIDENT IN NSG. HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR,CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
94Y/O,F, RESIDENT IN NSG HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, ADMITTED, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 86 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
86Y/O,M,RESIDENT IN NSG. HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, ADMITTED, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, RENAL MINSUFFICIENCY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
93Y/O,F,RESIDENT IN NSG. HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, ADMITTED, CO POISONING,SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 71 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
71Y/O,M,RESIDENT IN NSG. HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
82Y/O,F,RESIDENT IN NSG,HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, ADMITTED, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, ACUTE MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 77 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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
77Y/O,M,NSG. HOME RESIDENT WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	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: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
82Y/O,F,RESIDENT IN NSG. HOME WITH FAULTY GENERATOR, ADMITTED, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 5 months	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
GENERATOR WAS POINTED TOWARDS THE HOUSE, NOW THE OCCUPANTS C/O HA&LETHA RGY, BIB MOM FOR EVA >> POSSIBLE CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Generators or power plants
44Y/O,M,WIRING A GENERATOR, HAND SLIPPED & CAUGHT IN AN ARC,2ND DEGREE BURN L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
PT HAD GENERATOR FALL ONTO HAND LAST NIGHT. D: CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS POKED W/ WIRE IN THE HAND WHILE WORKING ON GENERATOR AT HOME. BU RNING AND DRAINAGE X 3 DAYS. D; PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS, HYPERGLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT LIFED A GENERATOR. DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	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, Stairs or steps
PT C/O FALLING ON STEPS AFTER EXPOSURE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM USING GENERATOR AT HOME FOR POWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	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
PT GENERATOR IN BASEMENT DUE TO NO ELECTRIC IN HOME 1 SON DEAD ON FLOO R 1 AMS PT HAS CO LEVEL 20.4 HEADACHE TRANS TO HYPERBARICS DX/ TOXIC EX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	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
PT AWOKEN BY PARENTS FOUND BROTHER DEAD CO FROM GAS GENERATOR IN BASEME NT PT COHB 25.1 TRANS TO HYPERBARICS HOSPITAL DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CO
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
PT EXPOSED TO CO GENERATOR IN BASEMENT COHB 6.2 PT HELD FOR 4 HOURS OF O2 TREATMENT DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 7 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
PT EXPOSED TO CO FROM GENERATOR IN BASEMENT PT HAS A HEADACHE COHB 2.2 PT HELD FOR 4 HOURS O2 TREATMENT DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 39 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
PT EXPOSED TO CO GENERATOR IN BASEMENT PT HAD CHEST PAIN COHB 13.2 PT T RANSF TO HYBERBARICS HOSPITAL DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 23 months	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
PT EXPOSED TO CO FROM GENERATOR IN BASEMENT COHB 2.2 PT HELD FOR 4 HOUR S OF O2 TREATMENT DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 11 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
PT GENERATOR IN BASEMENT FAMILY EXPOSED TO CO COHB 5.0 PT HELD IN ER FO R 4 HOURS O2 TREATMENT DX// TOXIC EXPOSURE CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PATIENT WAS PULLING ON GENERATOR COR TRYING TO CRANK IT, C/O NECK PAIN DX-CEVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 16 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 HIS HOUSE WITH A GENERATOR GOING AFTER T5HE POQWER SHUT OFF DEVEL OPED DIAAINESS AND NAUSEA COHGB OF 6.4 CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 19 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
THE POWER WENT OUT SO A GENERATOR WAS BEING USED IN A HOUSE STARTED TO VOMIT COHGB OF 10.4 CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 4 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 A HOUSE WHERE A GENERATOR WAS BEING USED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY GOT SICK COHGB OF 8.6 CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 21 months	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
PT IN THE HOUSE WHERE THE HOUSE LOST POWER A GENERATOR WAS MOVED IN AND PT GOT SICK COHGB OF 9.6 CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
LT CHEST WALL STRAIN: CRANKING ON GENERATOR LAST NIGHT DURING POWER OUTAGE, LT RIB CAGE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Generators or power plants, Gasoline
PT LIFTED UP A GENERATOR AND SOME GASOLINE SPILLED INTO HIS LOWER ABDO MEN CHEMICAL DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
HIT ELBOW ON GENERATOR/ELBOW CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT PULLED ON THE CORD OF A GENERATOR AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	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
STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFTING A GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 22 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
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON A GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
LIFTING HEAVY GENERATORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 74 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
RUNNING A GENERATOR IN HIS BASEMENT ALL NIGHT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING (31%) - FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
USING WRIST TO START A GENERATOR (PLEASE DELETE VICTIM ID INCORRECT INF TENDONITS RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	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
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE.PT PUT A NEW GENERATOR IN BASEMENT AND NOW H AS N/V AND A HEADACHE.MONOXIDE LEVEL IS 22.8.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
LAC TO LLL ON GENERATOR DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	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
HURT BACK LIFTING GENERATOR LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 53 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 53 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER CO EXPOSURE - WAS RUNNING GENERATOR IN BASEMENT DURING POWER OUTAGE & DETECTOR WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 83 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - 83 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER EXPOSURE TO CO - RPTS SON RAN GENERATOR IN BASEMENT AND DETECTORS WHEN OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants, All-terrain vehicles
GOT FINGER CAUGHT UNDER GENERATOR WHILE UNLOADING OFF A 4 WHEELER AND S USTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants, Mobile/manufactured homes
CO EXPOSURE-IN MOBILE HOME W/A GENERATOR-COHB 29.4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants, Mobile/manufactured homes
CO POISONING-DEVELOPED NAUSEA & HEADACHE WHILE IN A MOBILE HOME W/A GEN ERATOR-COHB 19.0 INITIALLY-THEN 4 HRS LATER COHB WAS 2.3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
GENERATOR SLIPPED AND LANDED ON PT'S HAND. DX: L HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 2 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
PT W/CO EXPOSURE W/GENERATOR RUNNING IN HOUSE X2 DAYS, CO LEVEL 15 AT A RRIVAL NOW DOWN TO 1, PARENTS W/HA, NAUSEA & VOMITING; CO POISONING
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS WORKING IN GARAGE AND PICKED UP A GENERATOR, FEELING "POP" IN LO WER BACK. PT NOW UNABLE TO MOVE. DX=LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS PULLING A GENERATOR 6 WEEKS AGO AND FELT A PAI IN LOWER BACK SCI ATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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