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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,578
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	235
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	102
Year 2001:	255
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	169
Year 2004:	156
Year 2008:	249
Year 2009:	157
Year 2010:	33

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
60 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR HOT WATER TANK AT HOUSE AND LACERATED L EFT HAND ON SOMETHING METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
HAND/ FACE FLASH BURN-LIGHTING PILOT ON WATER HEATER-NO FD STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
66 Y/O WM LACERATED HAND ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
FX HAND ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS AT HOME INSTALLING A WATER HEATER WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUISNG A LACERATION TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON A HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE WATER HEATER AND HAD AN EXPLOSION OF PROPANE ON HAND. DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC HAND ON HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED HAND WHILE LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER. NO FD. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
DROPPED HOT WATER HEATER ON HAND AT HOME, C/O HAND PAIN. DX-FRACTURE METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 70 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
DROPPED 50 GALLON WATER HEATER ON LT. HAND DX: CONTUSION/ ABRASIONS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT MOVING A HOT WATER HEATER AND HIT HAND ON A DRESSER DX; 4.5CM LT HAN D 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: 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

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT. TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER PILOT LIGHT, FLAME BLEW UP AND BURNED HER HAND - BURN TO HAND - FIRE DEPT. NOT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2000	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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