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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 09/18/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| RT HAND FX.PT WAS MOVING A GENERATOR AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT WAS POKED W/ WIRE IN THE HAND WHILE WORKING ON GENERATOR AT HOME. BU RNING AND DRAINAGE X 3 DAYS. D; PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS, HYPERGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| CONTUSION RIGHT HAND-STRUCK ON METAL GENERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants, Grills |
| PT WAS STARTING GENERATOR AND HIT HAND ON BBQ. DX: FX L FIFTH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT TOUCHED THE HOT MUFFLER ON A GENERATOR ENGINE AT HOME SUSTAINED A TH ERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| PT FRACTURED HAND WHILE PULLING THE ROPE ON A GENERATOR TO START IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/31/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Generators or power plants |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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