Accidents - Water heaters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,237
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	85
Year 1998:	93
Year 1999:	41
Year 2000:	18
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	283
Year 2004:	128
Year 2006:	73
Year 2008:	324
Year 2009:	157
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 65 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
65YOM CUT RT 1ST FINGER WHILE CHANGING WATER HEATER LAST NIGHT, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. DX - RT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
69 YOM CUT FINGER WHILE CARRYING A WATER HEATER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
63 Y/O CUT FINGERS ON METAL OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX-LAC FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 54 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
R 2ND FING LAC/54YOM AT HOME C/O LAC FINGER WHEN OLD WATER HEATER HE WA S MOVING SLIPPED AND SHEETMETAL CUT HIS INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HOT WATER SPILLED OUT & PTS FINGERS WE RE SCALDED. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS FINGERS. <5% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 61 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
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER, DX; LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FB. PT WAS CLEANING UNDER A WATER HEATER AND GOT SO METHING IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT FOR WATER HEATER AND FLAME SHOTG OUT BUR NING FINGERS. NOT FDA. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 72 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
DX L INDEX FINGER LAC W WOND CLOSURE/HTN: CUT LIF ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
PT RECEIVED FRACTURE FINGER WHEN WATER HEATER FELL ON IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 54 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, Motor vehicles or parts
LACERATION FINGER 3 CM: TAKING HOT WATER TANK OFF BED OF TRUCK, STRAP FLEW BACK, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 56 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
LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON SHEET METAL ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 59 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
LAC R LONG FINGER - CLAMP ON HOT WATER HEATER BROKE AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 01/02/2003	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

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: Water heaters, Clothing accessories
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TENDON RUPTURE: DROPPED WATER TANK ONTO HAND, 50 LBS AT HOME, PT WAS WEARING GLOVES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2000	Age: 83 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1999	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 68 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: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 69 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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