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Accidents - Generators or power plants - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 852
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:408Lower Trunk:130
Lower Leg:86Upper Trunk:79
Finger:71Elbow:59
Face:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO INTOXICATION-DID NOT HAVE ELECTRIC SO HUSBAND USED A GENERATOR TOO C LOSE TO THE HOUSE. C/O NAUSEA, VOMITING AND GENERALIZED WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CO INTOXICATION-C/O NAUSEA, VOMITING AND HEADACHE.ALMOST PASSED OUT AFT ER BEING EXPOSED TO CO DUE TO USE OF A GENERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS RUNNING GENERATOR IN GARAGE. DX: CO POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS RUNNING GENERATOR IN GARAGE. DX: CO POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS UNLOADING A GENERATOR FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND HIT FACE ON GEN FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT A GENERATOR FRACTURING RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
LIFTING GENERATOR INTO TRUCKBED AT HOME. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN L UMBAR, SACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT BRACING KNEE ON GENERATOR TRYING TO START IT, PULLED CORD FELT PULL IN LOWER LEG, STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS MOVING A GENERATOR AT HOME AND ANOTHER PERSON DROPPED ONE END AND INJURING PT'S BACK, DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-C/O LIGHTHEADEDNESS DE TO CO2 FROM GASOLINE G ENERATOR USED IN THE GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY-C/O HEADACHE & WEAKNESS AFTER USING A GENERATO R AS A SOURCE OF ELECTRIC IN THE GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants, Stairs or steps
STARTING A GENERATOR STRUCK ARM ON AN IRON STEP RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
CARBON MONOXIDE-@ HOME-EXPOSURE TO GAS GENERATOR-COHB 35.2
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 01/24/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants, Floors or flooring materials
56 Y/O W/M RECEIVED CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN DROPPED GENERATOR AND IT CAUGHT BETWEEN GENERATOR AND FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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