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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME, FELL LANDING ON LT. HAND. STRUCK HEAD ON C OFFEE TABLE. DX. FX. LT. 4TH METACARPAL, LAC OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUTTING DOWN A TREE GRABBED A HIGH POWER LINE-HAND STUCK TO ELECTRIC POWER LINE- HAND REMOVED BY EMS -ELECTROCUTION -LEFT HAND SEVERE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAND CONTUSION - 76 YOF TRYING TO FLIP LIGHT SWITCH AND STRUCK RIGHT HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE PULLING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE WHILE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME AND FELL WITH ALL HER WEIGHT ON LEFT HAND, BROKE HAND WHEN SHE LANDED ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAND LACERATION - CUT RIGHT HAND ON A LIGHT SWITCHPLATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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