Accidents - Fireplace equipment - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,726
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	512
6-15 years old:	473
16-25 years old:	118
26-50 years old:	376
50+ years old:	245

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	334	Finger:	211
Face:	152	Head:	149
Lower Arm:	145	Lower Trunk:	135
Toe:	126	Shoulder:	86
Eyeball:	81	Ankle:	76
Upper Leg:	76	Lower Leg:	63
Ear:	63	Foot:	22

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireplace equipment
HAND STR. 58 YOM STRAINED HAND WHEN TURNING FIREPLACE KNOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
9 YOM INJURED THUMB WITH IRON POKER. DX-LEFT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Built-in fireplaces
76 YO F LOADING SOME LOGS INTO THE FIREPLACE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE FIREPLACE POKER,FELL ONTO RT LOWER LEG,BLEEDING.DX 4CM LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
35 YO F FELL HIT LOW BACK ON GAS FIREPLACE. DX LOWER BACK THERMAL BURN NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
16MOF PICKED UP FIRE POKER, DROPPED IT ON ARM RESULTING IN BURNS AT HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
TOE LAC, 39 YOF DROPPED A FIRE POKER ONTO GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
42YOF 1ST &2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND TOUCHED FIREPLACE DOOR AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
A 16 MONTH OLD MALE PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN ON TOP OF HIM DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fireplace equipment
45 YOM HIT RIGHT LEG ON A FIREPLACE GRATE CRUSH INJURY TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireplace equipment
35 YOM BENT TO PUT WOOD IN FIRE WHEN GRATE TIPPED AND POKED HIM IN EYE. DX: L EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
6YOM STEPPED ON FIREPLACE GRATE THAT FLIPPED AND HIT ANKLE ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment, Ball sports
6 MO M HIT WITH FIREPLACE SCREEN WHEN BROTHER THREW BALL AND IT FELL OV ER;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
2YOM FELL AT HOME LACERATING L HAND ON MESH OF FIREPLACE SCREEN D 2 CM L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment
67YOF FELL OVER A FIREPLACE STONE HEARTH - FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS & SKIN TEAR LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
DX:MINOR HEAD INJURY,ABRASION-3YOM-AT HOME-FELL HITTING HEAD ON A SCREE N FOR FIREPLACE-ABRASION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
34YOF, CAUGHT LT RING FINGER IN HEATING GRATE >>FINGER TIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials
10 Y MALE PULLED FIREPLACE SCREEN DOWN AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR, DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
15YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE DX HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireplace equipment
7YOF TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON POKER DX: PUNC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
14 MO FEMALE GRABBED BOTTOM OF FIREPLACE SCREEN DX: LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
71 YO M FELL STUCK HEAD ON GRATE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
52YOF SUSTAINED SHOULDER CONTUSION WHEN ACCIDENTALLY FELL OVER A GRATE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
5YOM WAS AT HIT HAND ON A FIREPACE SCREEN CAUSING A 5CM LACERATION TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
17YOF-FINGER LAC-CUT ON A METAL GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireplace equipment
2YOM FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE TOOLS. DX. HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
56 Y/O/F TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME AND HIT FACE ON FIREPLACE GRATE DX/ FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials
DX 1ST DEG BURN: 6YOM 2 L TOES BURNT ON THE GLASS FRONT OF GAS FIREPLACE W LY' DWN ON FLOOR. 4TH/5TH TOES BLISTER' ON PADS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
HAND BURN-30YOF-GRABBED A HOT FIRE POKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment, Floors or flooring materials
4YOF POUNDING A FIREPLACE POKER ON FLOOR, MISSED AND HIT FOOT, LAC BETW EEN TENDONS OF 1ST/2ND DIGITS; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
21 YR OLD FEMALE FELL ON METAL GRATE DEEPLY LAC TWO FINGERS WITH TENDON S EXPOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 37 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: Fireplace equipment
37YOM, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING FACE ON A METAL GRATE, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
8 MO F PUSHED SELF UP AGAINST FIREPLACE SCREEN AND BURNED HAND. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
25YOF FELL AT HOME AND HIT SHOULDER ON FIREPLACE DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION SHOULDE.R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
3 YOM GRABBED HOT POKER FROM FIRE PIT. DX: R HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
16YOI FEMALE WITH LAC TO TOE FROM A GRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
12MOM WAS AT HOME, BURNED RT FINGERS WHEN TOUCHING HOT FIRE PLACE GLASS DOORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
11MOF; PT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE HOT GLASS THAT COVERS THE FIREPLACE, BURNED RIGHT HAND. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
7YOM WAS AT HOME, WAS STANDING NAKED IN FRONT OF THE FIRE PLACE BACKED UP AGAINST THE GLASS FIRE PLACE DOORS CAUSING BILATERAL BURNS TO BUTTOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireplace equipment
49 Y/O/F FIREPLACE GLASS DOOR EXPLODED AND GLASS HIT PT IN FACE DX/ LEFT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireplace equipment
13 MOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT PALM AND FINGERTIPS AFTER TOUCHING FIREP LACE COVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireplace equipment, Wood burning fireplaces
R/O RECURRENT JAW FX: 36YOF TODAY HAD A BLOW INTO THE ANGLE OF JAW WITH IRON POKER SHE WAS USING IN WOOD FIREPLACE, JAW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireplace equipment
12YOF HIT A FIREPLACE SCREEN WITH LEFT GREAT TOE, LEFT GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireplace equipment
6 YO F SUDDEN BURNING IN EYES WHEN BEING IN FROMT OF FIREPLACE WITH FIR E AT HOME .DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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