Accidents - Faucets or spigots - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 757
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	114
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	72
Year 2002:	111
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	154
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	5
Year 2007:	98
Year 2008:	14
Year 2010:	108

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	125
6-15 years old:	153
16-25 years old:	229
26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	234

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
52YOM PT SCRAPED LOWER LEG UP AGAINST A WATER SPIGOT DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
81YOF WAS WATERING LAWN & HIT FAUCET WITH RT SHIN INJURING IT. DX - LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
76 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE TRIPPED AT HOME OVER A FAUCET WITHOUT A H ANDLE INJURING LEG AREA- DX- LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
24 YO FEMALE GOT HIT IN LEG BY SHOWER FAUCET KNOB CONTUSION SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Faucets or spigots, Hot water
1ST DEG BURN LOWER LEG, PERINEAL AREA &INNER UPPER LEG, SIBLING TURNED WATER FAUCET ON & WATER TOO HOT WHILE BABY IN SINK BURN 10-19%BSA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Faucets or spigots, Counters or countertops
PT WAS SITTING ON COUNTER IN BATHROOM AND BURNED LOWER LEG ON HOT WATER FAUCET DX- BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON A FAUCET HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Faucets or spigots
BURNED LOWER LEG WITH HOT WATER FROM WATER FAUCET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING AND CUT LEG ON WATER FAUCET. D : LACERATION RIG T LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A FAUCET SPIGOT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT TRIPPED LAST NIGHT FELL HIT RT LEG ON A WATER SPIGOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT HAD SHOWER HEAD FALL ON FOOT/ANKLE 2 MONTHS AGO. PAININ ANKLE. D: OSTEOMYELITIS, TIBIA. PT LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT. WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AND FELL ON A FAUCET AND CUT HER LOWER LEG. LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
LAC TO CALF ON WATER SPIGOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
LAC LT LOWER LEG. RAN INTO WATER FAUCET. DX; 6 CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
FAUCET FELL OFF SHOWER AND HIT LOWER LEG ON FAUCET IN TUB AT MOTEL CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT HIT LEG ON EXPOSED SPIGOT. DX: LAC R LOWER LEG 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
CUT LEG ON WATER FAUCETLAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1997	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Faucets or spigots, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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