Accidents - Fuel storage tanks - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,289
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	99
16-25 years old:	289
26-50 years old:	734
50+ years old:	1,158

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	230	Elbow:	210
Upper Trunk:	206	Lower Trunk:	176
Head:	159	25 - 50% Body:	155
Hand:	151	Ankle:	147
Eyeball:	109	Wrist:	105
Shoulder:	90	Lower Leg:	75
Lower Arm:	71	Upper Arm:	71
All Of Body:	71	Mouth:	71
Finger:	71	Knee:	59
Toe:	29	Foot:	14
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 55 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: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
DX FX FIBULA: MECH FALL THIS EVEN'G TRIP'G OVER GAS HOSE. FELL & HIT BOTH KNEES, R SHIN, & TWIST'G R ANK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 30 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: Fuel storage tanks
STRAIN UPPER BACK - 30 YO MALE REPORTS HELPING DAD MOVE HIS OIL TANK - FELT "PULL" IN UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Motor vehicles or parts
PT TRIPPED OVER THE GASOLINE HOSE AT A FILLING STATION AS SHE WAS PUTTI NG GAS IN CAR ONTO OUTSTERTCHED RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Gasoline
TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE WHILE PUMPING GASOLINE LANDING 1ST ONTO KNEES THEN FOREWARDS ONTO SHOULDER HEARING A POP>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	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: Fuel storage tanks, Gasoline
ACCIDENTALLY SPLSHED SELF INTO EYE WITH GASOLINE WHILE PUMPING GAS NOW WITH BURNING SESNATION>>CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel storage tanks
INJURED ELBOW 1 MO AGO - FRIDAY RE-INJURED BY HITTING ON GAS PUMP. PRE SENTS WITH SWELLING TO JOINT. TRAUMATIC BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PUMPING GAS TONIGHT @ *** & TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE&FELL LANDING ONTO INV ERTED ANKLE>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
@ GAS STATION, TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS&S TRUCK ELBOW ON WAY DOWN >> WRIST SPRAIN/ELBOW ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW AFTER FALLING WHILE PUMPING GAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Gasoline
DX CHEMICAL IRRITATION OD: W FILL'G TANK @ GAS STATION, ACC TOP'D OFF TANK, GOT GASOLINE ON HAND, WIPED R EYE & HAD BURN'G SENSAT'N TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT TRIPPED OVER GAS HOSE AT GAS STATION AND INJURED FACE DX// FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT INJURED WRIST ON A SLIP TANK. DX: RIGHT WRIST CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL OVER GAS HOSE AT ***, FX L HIP#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT WITH FRACTURED TOES, TRIPPED OVER A GAS NOZZLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
LIFTING OIL DRUM AND HURT SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
STADNING IN FRONT OF GAS PUMPM, FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED THEN COLLAPSED&F ELL TO THE KNEE>> CONTS/ABRS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel storage tanks
ANTIFLUID TANK BLEW OFF. BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PATIENT RAN INTO METAL OIL TANK; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT GAS PUMP FELL ON ANKLE AT GAS STATION TODAY DX// RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel storage tanks
47 YOF TRIPPED OVER A GAS PUMP LAST NIGHT AND NOW C/O RIGHT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT TRIPPED OVER GAS PUMP HOSE AND FELL 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R KNEE CONT W/SUPRAPATELLAR EFFUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT SLIPPED INTO AN OIL TANK LANDING ON BUTT. DX EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fuel storage tanks
C/O HEADACHE STATUS POST STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH A GAS PUMP HOSE, ?MECH >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
37 YO LIFTED GAS TANK ON BACK LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL WHILE PUMPING GAS SKULL FRACTURE WITH SUBARACHNOID & SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE / ?C-2 FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL PUMPING GAS TRIPPED OVER HOSE FRACTURE & DISLOCATION RIGHT ELBOW FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE RIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
METAL GAS TANK FRAME FELL ON LOWER ARM ..FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PTS DAD WAS TRYING TO USE A NATURAL GAS FUEL CELL IN BASEMENT WHEN IT E XPLODED. PT HAS RINGING AND HEARING LOSS IN R EAR. DX TRAUM. HEAR. INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel storage tanks
13YMC OPERATING A GASOLINE PUMP IN BASEMENT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FROM FUMES/ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 6 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS HELPING MOM PUMP GAS INTO CAR WHEN NOZZLE CAME OUT OF TANK GAS SPRAYED INTO EYES,FACE AND BODY. DX GAS SPLASHED INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
WHILE TAKING OIL OUT OF A TANK WITH A HAND PUMP, LACERATED R HAND ON ME TAL#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel storage tanks
GAS TANK BLEW UP ONTO FACE AND BILATERAL ARMS. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE & BILATERAL ARMS. PATIENT TRANSFERED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A GAS PUMP HOSE AND NOSEL FELL OF FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Fuel storage tanks
DENTAL PAIN - 24 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH TOOTH PAIN AFTER HE WAS HIT IN M OUTH BY FALLING GAS TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
WRIST SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON GAS HOSE-FELL-@ GAS STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
GETTING GAS SLIPPED ON SOMETHING ON GROUND TWISTED FELL STRAIN CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Gasoline
PT AT A GAS STATION PUMPING HER CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE CONTU SION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
65 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN HIT WITH GAS PUMP NOZZEL AT GAS STATION. DX; CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Motor vehicles or parts
HIT BY GAS PUMP WHILE PUMPING GAS, ANOTHER CAR RAN INTO IT DX; FACE, BACK AND L HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
77YOM WAS PUTTING GAS INTO CAR,TRIPPED OVER GAS PUMP HOSE,HITTING FACE ON PUMP;NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fuel storage tanks
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS OF BILATERAL EYES - TRYING TO PUMP GAS AND HOSE BURST - GAS WENT INTO BOTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 22 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: Fuel storage tanks
STRAIN UPPER BACK - 22 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH UPPER BACK PAIN SINCE YEST ERDAY WHEN HELPING DAD LIFT A 200 GALLON OIL TANK - ALSO SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 75 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Motor vehicles or parts
PT AT A GAS STATION PUMPING GAS INTO HER CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE GAS H OSE AND FELL FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT AT THE GAS STATION TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE FROM THE PUMP AND STRAI NED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT AT THE GAS STATION TRIPPED OVER THE GASOLINE PUMP HOSE AND STRUCK UP PER ARM AGAINST THE CAR SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 17 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: Crushing
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Poles
CRUSH FINGER - 17 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT THUMB JPTA - THUMB CRUSHED BETWEEN OIL TANK AND A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
A GAS NOZZLE FELL ON PT'S RT 3RD TOE LAST NIGHT WHILE ON STREET C/O PAIN, ECCHYMOSIS & SWELLING. DX - TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT HIT LEG WHILE MOVING GAS PUMPDX: ACUTE LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
TRIPPED ON GAS HOSE AT GAS STATION LACERATION KNEE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel storage tanks
BRUSH FIRE THAT HAD GAS TANK IN IT, TANK EXPLODED, SEVERE BURNS TO PT UNK IF FD ON SCENEDX 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS FACE, CHEST, ABDOMEN & LEGS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
WAS AT GAS STATION AND TRIPPED OVER GAS PUMP HAS MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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