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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 760
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT FINGER WHILE MOVING WATER HEATER FINGER / TENDON LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/09/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Water heaters |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE ON GAS WATER HEATER DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT. REPORTS SHE WAS AT HOME AND FELL DOWN ON A WATER HEATER AND LANDED ON HER RT. CALF, ANKLE AND KNEE. HIT HEAD DENIES LOC. DX. LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 74 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: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 74YOM CUT HIS FINGER ON A WATER HEATER DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER DORSAL ASPECT |
| 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: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| FLASH BURN FROM WATER HEATER TO FACE, ARMS. DX; 1ST DEG BURN ARMS, FACE |
| 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: 04/18/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Bottles or jars |
| PT C/O (L)SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER BOTTLE FALLING BACKWARDS & HITTING SHOULER ON WATER HEATER. DX: CONTUSION (L) SHOULDER |
| 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 |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT.C/O CUT TO RT.4TH FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON WATER HEATER DX-LACERATION RT.RING FINGER RT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| RIGHT THIGH FIRST DEGREE BURN. PT WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER AND A FLAME CAME OUT BURNING LEG.NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT.INJ.RT.SHOULDER AT HOME WHEN MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER. DX; RT.SHOUL DER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - JERKED BACKWARDS WHEN LIGHTING A WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-REMOVING A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED-HIT FINGER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A HOT WATER HEATER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED CUT INJURY TO RT MIDDLE FINGER DUE TO MOVING WATER HEATER THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PAIN WHILE LIFTING A WATER HEATER DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 54 YO MALE CUT FINGERS WHILE LIFTING WATER HEATER LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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