Accidents - Generators or power plants - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,893
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	14
6-15 years old:	238
16-25 years old:	140
26-50 years old:	1,010
50+ years old:	488

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	598	Lower Trunk:	398
Foot:	247	Finger:	103
Knee:	87	Upper Trunk:	80
Face:	78	Elbow:	75
Upper Arm:	73	Shoulder:	70
Hand:	36	Eyeball:	29
Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 39 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
PT HELPING FRIENDS LIFT A GENERATOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 15 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
PT USING GENERATOR IN BASEMENT-PASSED OUT-CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
FOREARM STRAIN-FELL ON DRIVEWAY WHILE PULLING GENERATOR INTO GARAGE-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
LIFTING GENERATOR - NOW HAS BACK PAIN. DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 56 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, Carbon monoxide poisonings
DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR USING GENERATOR WHICH PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE WITH LEVEL OF 35
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Generators or power plants, Refrigerators
PT AT HOME TRYING TO START GENERATOR HIT ELBOW ON REFRIGERATOR/ DX AVULSION R ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 12 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
PATIENT HURT WHEN HAD CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM RUNNING GENERATOR A T HOME. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE/NAUSEA VOMITTING HEADACHES. WEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	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
PATIENT HURT WHEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM RUNNING GENERATORS AT HOME. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE TO GENERATOR FUMES/HA NAUSEA VOMIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 33 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
PATIENT HURT WHEN BREATHING FUMES FROM RUNNING GENERATOR AT HOME. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE /DIZZINESS/HA/NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 47 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 HAD GENERATOR RUNNING IN BASEMENT AND NEIGHBOR'S CO DETECTOR WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 43 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 HAD GENERATOR RUNNING IN BASEMENT AND NEIGHBOR'S CO DETECTOR WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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 WITH SHOULDER SPRAIN WORKING ON A GENERATOR, NOT WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 41 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
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING GENERATOR TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 30 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 SLEPT WITH GAS GENERATOR ON AND IS FEELING DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 30 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 STARTED GAS GENERATOR AND WENT TO SLEEP AND AWOKE WITH DIZZINESS & LIGHTHEADEDNESS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 21 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
PT LIFTED A 60LB GENERATOR. DX: L GROIN STRAIN, POSS IMPENDING L INGUINAL HERNIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
FINGER FX, GENERATOR FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT C/O CO POISONING FROM GAS GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 26 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
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A GENERATOR AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
RT HAND FX.PT WAS MOVING A GENERATOR AND INJURED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Aerosol containers
BURNING TRASH, POSSIBLE SPRAYPAINT CAN IN FIRE EXPLODED/EMBEDDED IN FAC E,ALSO BURNED LEG ON GENERATOR LAST NIGHT; 1ST/2ND DG BURNS,FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WITH CRUSHING INJURY AFTER SMASHING RIGHT 5TH FINGER WHILE WORKING O N GENERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants, Doors
PUSHING A DIESEL WELDING GENERATOR OUT THE DOOR AND THE CASTER WHEEL FE LL OFF THE GENERATOR, FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 43 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, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
LS PULLING GENERATOR IN ABOX UP STEPS OF A DECK. THE PERSON HE WAS HELP ING WAS USING A DOLLY WITH WHEELS THAT WERE TOO SMALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Generators or power plants
BURNED ARM ON A STEAM GENERATOR. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Generators or power plants, Fuel storage tanks
DX 372 CONJUNCTIVITIS - CHEMICAL: FILL'G UP GENERATOR W GASOLINE AND WAS SPLASHED IN R EYE, ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH W WATER 5-10MIN. C/O SL BLUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 62 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
PT STRAINED LOWR BACK WHEN PICKED UP A GENERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN X 3 DAYS SINCE LIFTING GENERATOR. D: LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 46 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 W/PAIN TO R SHOULDER AFTER LIFTING A BIG HOME GENERATOR THAT WEIGHTS A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS. DX. STRAIN R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE PUSHING HEAVY GENERATOR STUCK IN TRUCK 4 DA YS AGO. D: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 31 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
PT LIFTED A GENERATOR YESTERDAY. DX: GROIN STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOOT, DROPPED A GENERATOR ON IT, NOT WORK REL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
18 YOM HAD GENERATOR FALL ON FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 38 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, Tool sheds
PT WAS WORKING IN A FRIENDS SHED WITH A GENERATOR RUNNING FOR ELECTRIC ITY WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE CO POISONING COHGB OF 5.5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Generators or power plants
26 YO MALE DROPPED A GENERATOR ON FOOT CRUSH INJURY FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER LIFTING A GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 38 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
38 YOF LOST POWER,USING THE GENERATOR OUTSIDE AND DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN. C O DETECTOR WENT OFF, ABD CRAMPING, N/V AFTERWARDS, CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 59 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 BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL, UNRESPONSIVE FROM CO POISONING FROM RUNNING GENERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
PAIN TO CHEST FELL HITTING CHEST ON GENERATOR DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 38 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Generators or power plants, Gasoline
DX R EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION: PT WAS FEULING A GENERATOR WHEN GASOLINE SPLASHED IN HIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
HIT KNEE ON GENERATOR, ACUTE PATTELLAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 36 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
CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION-NO ELECTRICITY @ HOME-USING GENERATOR IN BAS EMENT-FEKT HEADACHE & DIZZY-COHB 32.2-SENT TO ANOTHER HOSP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 33 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
CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION-NO ELECTRICITY @ HOME-USING GENERATOR IN BAS EMENT-FELT HEADACHE & DIZZY-COHB 37.1-SENT TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 20 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
DX HAND CONTU: MOVING GENERATORS AND GOT HAND STUCK UNDER FALLING GENERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 27 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
INTOXICATED AND WORKING IN BASEMENT WITH GENERATOR AND CAR PARTS DEVELO PED CONFUSION,SYNCOPE,HEADACHE RESULTING IN CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 39 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 WAS WORKINGW OUTDOOR GENERATOR IN MASEMENT AT HOME, FOUND UNCONSCIOUS DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 54 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
PT WAS TRYING TO PULL START A GENERATOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
SLIPPED HITTING HIS CHIN ON THE HANDLE OF A GENERATOR. DX CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 40 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
SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN SINCE PULLING TO START A GENERATOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 7 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-CO DETECTOR ALARMED-EXHAUST FROM GENERATOR-COH B 6.8-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 44 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
PT HAD A GENERATOR RUNNING IN THE MIDELE FO THE LIVING ROOM AND DEVELOP ED SICKNESS AND COUGH PNEUMONIA RUDDY APPEARANCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants, Alcohol
PT FELL ON GENERATOR WHEN ETOH DRINKING DX: PELVIC FX, ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 39 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
PT PICKED UP A GENERATOR WHEN ELECTRICITY WENT OUT AT THEIR PLACE, PT SLIPPED AND FELL DROPPING GENERATOR ON FOOT. DX: SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Generators or power plants
PT FELL AT CATTLE BARN BURNING AND CUTTING PALM OF HAND ON MUFFLER OF G ENERATOR; BURN AND LACERATION TO PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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