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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,007
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOWM PT LIFTED A PROPANE TANK AND FELT PAIN LOW BACK AT HOME. DX. STRAIN LOW BACK, R SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 54 YOM, WRIST SPRAIN, PT. STATES LIFTING A PROPANE TANK, WHEN IT STRUCK PT.'S WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 59 YOF DROPPED A PROPANE GAS TANK ONTO HER LEFT GREAT TOE SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 59YOM PARTIAL AVULSION OF RIGHT GREAT TOENAIL, REMOVED - PROPANE GAS TANK FELL ON TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 78 YOF TRIPPED & FELL & HIT R SIDE OF FACE ON A LARGE PROPANE TANK HAS LARGE CONTUSION TO FACE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX ABRASION, FACIAL/ABRASIONS, BILAT' KNEE: 81YOM REPORTS CHANGING PROPANE TANK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 54YOF PROPANE TANK FELL ON HAND/ LAC THUMB LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| TRAUMA BACK.51YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE CARRYING PROPANE GAS EFON BACK EXP LOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: 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, Other grills or stoves |
| 69YOF EXTENSIVE 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BODY( FACE, ARMS, LEG, TRUNK) CANNI NG ON PROPANE STOVE FLAMES SHOT OUT BURNING PT, PT TRANSFERED* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 57 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN PROPANE TANK FROM BBQ GRILL EXPLODED. +FD. DX: 11% TBSA PARTIAL SUPERFCIAL THICKNESS BURNS CHEST/ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 63YOM FELL AND HIT FACE ON RIM OF PROPANE BOTTLE, FACIAL LAC DX;# LI P LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: 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 |
| 56 YR OLD FMEALE HAD PROPANE TANK EXPLODED INHOUSE AND THROWN 10 FT OUT SIDE WITH TOTAL,100% BODY BURNS,EXTUBATED AND EXPIRED IN ER,UNK FIRE DE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 57 YOM LIFTING BUTANE TANK, L SIDE CP DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 53 YO F SPILLED PROPANE GAS ON FOOT, BURNED NOW. DX CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 53YOF AT UNSTATED LOCALE HAD A PROPANE GRILL TANK BLOW UP ON HER NO FD DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS NECK R SHOULDER NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 51 YOM C/O ELBOW PAIN HIT ELBOW ON PROPONE GAS TAND AND SLID DOWN. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 56 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN FACE WITH FLASHING BURNS TO FACE AND HAND,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 58 YO WM HAS CONGESTION FROM PROPANE HOUSE EXPLOSION CONGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 55 YO WF HAS MINOR BURN TO ARM HOME EXPLOSION FROM PROPANE 1ST DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 69YOM LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK WHEN IT FLASHED INTO FACE SUSTAINED THERM AL BURNS TO FACE NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 57YOF LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK AND THE FLAMES SHOT ONTO LOWER ARM THERMA L BUNR TO LOWER ARM NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 59 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 59 YR OLD MALE INTOXICATED WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED CATCHING ON FIREW ITH BURNS TO BACK WITH MED FLITE IN,UNK FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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