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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 619
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Alcohol |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX WHEN A PANEL COVER FELL DOWN AN D HIT HIM IN THE TEMPLE/ EYE. C/P LOSS OF VISION. D: +ETOH D: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT BENDING OVER IN HIS GARAGE AND STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A FUSE BOX SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 55 YO HAND FUSE BURST IN HAND PARESTHESIA HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PATIENT PUTTING IN BREAKER BOX ON WALL @ HOME-FELL ON PATIENT-FX LEFT S HOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE SYNCOPE R/O ELECTROCUTION:WORKING ON FUSE BOX,IT WAS WET,NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED,WOKE UP ON BASEMENT FLOOR,DISORIENTED/SLURRED SPEECH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 57 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT LACERATED HAND IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX. DX: 2 CM. RIGHT DORSAL HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM FIRE AT HOME FROM ELECTRICAL BOX NO RECORD OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electric ranges or ovens |
| 54YOM WHILE AT HOME WAS PUTTING A FUSE IN THE ELECTRIC STOVE,IT SPARKED HE JUMPED BACK,HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE;SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| HIT LEG AGAINST WIRE PANEL, C/O CUT TO LEG, DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| A SWITCH GEAR ON A BREAKER PANEL BLEW UP & PT SUFFERED A FINGER ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL UTILITY BOX SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT REPAIRIG AN ELECTRICAL BOX OUTSIDE CHURCH & GOT ELECTROCUTED. 250 VO LTS. SHOCK OF A FEW SECONDS. D: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS PULLING ON DOOR TO CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND SHARP METAL AMPUT FINGER. DX: R INDEX FINGER AMPUTAION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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