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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water heaters |
| 73YOM MANIPULATING A HOT WATER HEATER AND FELL STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water heaters |
| CUT WRIST WHILE FIXING WATER HEATER LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS BURNT ON WRIST WHILE LIGHTING A HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 76 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water heaters, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| LT WRIST CT-@ STORE-GOT HIT BY A WATER HEATER ON A DOLLY THAT FELL OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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