Accidents - Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	59
Year 2002:	134
Year 2005:	74
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	139

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	104
16-25 years old:	160
26-50 years old:	339
50+ years old:	76

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	156	Finger:	134
Lower Trunk:	100	Foot:	78
Wrist:	75	Head:	70
Lower Arm:	42	Face:	28

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
13YOM ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A COPPER LIGHTNING ROD IN YARD; PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
PUNCT. WOUND WEBSPACE: 17YOM WORKING ON HIS ROOF, R HAND ACCID.WENT IN- TO LIGHTENING ROD BETWEEN R 1ST & 2ND FINGER, P.W. WEB SPACE PAIN/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
21 MO M HURT WITH METAL ANTENNA AT SCHOOL;DX CONTUSED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
17YOM, "MESSING AROUND" WITH ANTENAS OF CAR, CAR DROVE OFF , INJURED WR IST, WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
DROPPED FIRE EXTINGUISHER/ FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
PATIENT HAD PIECE OF ALUMINUM ANGLE IRON FROM HOUSE HIT HIM IN HEAD-LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
RT HIP FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/22/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
PICKED UP METAL GROUNDING ROD MINOR LACERATION 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
PT AND COUSIN PLAYING WITH A METAL ROD COUSIN THREW THE ROD ACCIDENTLY HITTING PT TO THE FOREHEAD. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
PT WAS IN TREE FIXING ANTENNA AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices, Tools
USING TOOL TO INSTALL GROUND ROD AT HOME, CUT HAND ON GROUND ROD. DX; LACERATIN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1999	Age: 9 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: Foreign Body
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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