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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| 60YOM CUT HAND ON FACET OF WATER HEATER WHICH WAS PLASTIC. SLIPPED HOL DING WATER HEATER AND FAUCET JAMMED INTO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| PT STATES WAS REPLACING WATER HEATER AND INJURED WRIST DX RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Faucet water heaters |
| NON-DISPLACED RIB FX, FELL @ HOME, STRIKING WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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