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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 757
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants, Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 53YOM WORKING IN HOUSE W/ GENERATOR, PROPANE HEATER & KEROSENE HEATERRU NNING, DIZZY, LIGHT HEADED @ HOME DX;# CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT PULLED ON GENERATOR AND INJURED RT ARM, DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 54YOM WAS LIFTING A GENERATOR AND STRAINED GROIN, HERNIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING GENERATOR AT HOME LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT DROPPED A HEAVY GENERATOR ON HAND WHILE LIFTING IT INTO A TRUCK, FX TO HAND, OCCURED LAST WEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING A GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS PUTTING AIR IN HIS GENERATOR TIRE WHEN IT POPPED DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LOW BACK INJURY FROM PICKING UP GENERATOR ONE MONTH AGO.DX-ACUTE LOW BA CK PAIN, RIGHT L5 RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LOW BACK INJURY FROM LIFTING GENERATOR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, RIGHT LEG RADICULOPATHY, LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LUMBAR INJURY FROM LIFTING GENERATOR. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, RIGHT LEG RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT LIFTED A GENERATOR 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L GROIN STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Generators or power plants, House repair or construction materials |
| 78 YOM WAS PULLING THE CORD TO START A GENERATOR AND HIT THE BACK SIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST BRICK WALL OF HOME SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Generators or power plants, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS MOVING PORTABLE GASOLINE GENERATOR DOWN STAIRS AND LOST CONTROL DX: L HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| RIBS FXS-TRIPPED OVER GENERATOR-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| 52YO BLACK MALE AT BUS STOP WAITING FOR BUS,FELL ASLEEP AGAINST A GENERATOR,UPPER BACK BURN 4DAYS AGO,DX BURN WOUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A FAULTY GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A FAULTY GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT TRYING TO START A GENERATOR WITH HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND FELT A PU LL IN LOWER BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CO FROM GENERATOR IN GARAGE. DX: CO POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| LUMBAR PAIN-SINCE HE PULLED A GENERATOR CORD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS LIFTING A GENERATOR AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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