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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 58 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT WAS WORKING ON A WATER HEATER & IT SLIPPED & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WALL & HEATER @ FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 50 Y/O M C/O LFT HAND TRAUMA. PT DROPPED WATER HEATER ON HAND. DX HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Gasoline |
| CLEANING HIS BASEMENT FLOOR WITH GASOLINE, PILOT LIGHT FROM WATER HEATER IGNITED GASOLINE, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT ATT. DX:BURNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT HAND. HAND SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON WATER HEATER. DX; LAC OF LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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