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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,073
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HELPING SON TO WIRE A HOUSE, HE HELD WIRE WHILE SON PULLED HARD ON OTHER END, FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT FOOT AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL BOX SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHING OVER TO TURN ON THE WALL LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RAN TO ANSWER THE DOORBELL, INJURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME FELL INJURED LEG DX/ RIGHT FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives |
| 51YOF WAS HOME CUTTING ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH A KNIFE,SLIPPED CUT HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| GOT A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE STUCK IN FINGER. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT INDE X FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 55 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 |
| LAC TO HAND FROM WIRE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS REACHING TO TURN ON A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| STEPPED ON PIECE OF COPPER WIRE DX FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TURNED ON LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT A SHOCK YESTERDAY TO HAS TINGLING IN ARM AND CHEST PAIN DX// ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives |
| CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING COATING OFF ELECTRIC WIRE AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT LEANED TO REACH A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL. DX: R HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED IN BASEMENT WHILE REACHING FOR A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL ADMITTED FRACTURE HUMERUS/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS LOOKING UP TO TURN ON A LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL STRI KING HEAD ON FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PRESENTED WITH NUMBING SENSATION AND HEAD PAIN., CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERI ENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Furniture |
| TURNED OFF LIGHT SWITCH IN ROOM AT ASSISTED LIVING AND TRIPPED ON FURNI TURE IN THE DARK AND FELL AND STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Medical equipment, general |
| PT WORKING ON ROOF TODAY WHEN ICD FIRED 4X. SAYS HE WAS NEAR ELECTRICAL WIRES WHICH MAY HAVE PRECIPITATED IT. D:TADCHYCARDIA, ICD FIRING. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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