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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT BURNED RT HAND ON GAS HEATER; HEATER BLEW UP IN FACE; RT HAND W WND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS LIFTING A PROPANE TANK AT HOME AND INJURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED OUTSIDE PT'S TRAILER HOME. FD NS. DX: 90%TBSA BURNS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP heaters |
| LIFTING A PROPANE TANK FOR A HEATER 2 DAYS PRIOR AT CONDO LUMBAR/SACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| AFTER LIFTING PROPANE TANK DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURNED LEGS W/ PROPANE GAS DX BURNS SECOND DEGREE TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FACIAL BURNS-PT HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN HIS FACE-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DROPPED PROPANE TANK DX. FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA AFTER HAD GAS LEAK AT HOME 02/23/04; COPD-DIFFICULTY BREATHING D/T GAS LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT LIFTING A HEAVY PROPANE TANK WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION F RACTURE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ON TOE DX: L GREAT TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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