Accidents - Fuel storage tanks - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,158
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	161	Head:	145
Elbow:	135	Face:	134
Wrist:	105	25 - 50% Body:	96
Lower Leg:	75	Lower Arm:	71
Ankle:	71	Upper Arm:	71
Upper Trunk:	59	Knee:	29

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
DX FX FIBULA: MECH FALL THIS EVEN'G TRIP'G OVER GAS HOSE. FELL & HIT BOTH KNEES, R SHIN, & TWIST'G R ANK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel storage tanks
INJURED ELBOW 1 MO AGO - FRIDAY RE-INJURED BY HITTING ON GAS PUMP. PRE SENTS WITH SWELLING TO JOINT. TRAUMATIC BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
@ GAS STATION, TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS&S TRUCK ELBOW ON WAY DOWN >> WRIST SPRAIN/ELBOW ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT TRIPPED OVER GAS HOSE AT GAS STATION AND INJURED FACE DX// FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT INJURED WRIST ON A SLIP TANK. DX: RIGHT WRIST CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL OVER GAS HOSE AT ***, FX L HIP#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
STADNING IN FRONT OF GAS PUMPM, FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED THEN COLLAPSED&F ELL TO THE KNEE>> CONTS/ABRS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL WHILE PUMPING GAS SKULL FRACTURE WITH SUBARACHNOID & SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE / ?C-2 FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
FELL PUMPING GAS TRIPPED OVER HOSE FRACTURE & DISLOCATION RIGHT ELBOW FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE RIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
METAL GAS TANK FRAME FELL ON LOWER ARM ..FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel storage tanks
GAS TANK BLEW UP ONTO FACE AND BILATERAL ARMS. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE & BILATERAL ARMS. PATIENT TRANSFERED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
WRIST SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON GAS HOSE-FELL-@ GAS STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
GETTING GAS SLIPPED ON SOMETHING ON GROUND TWISTED FELL STRAIN CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Gasoline
PT AT A GAS STATION PUMPING HER CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE CONTU SION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
65 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN HIT WITH GAS PUMP NOZZEL AT GAS STATION. DX; CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks
77YOM WAS PUTTING GAS INTO CAR,TRIPPED OVER GAS PUMP HOSE,HITTING FACE ON PUMP;NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel storage tanks, Motor vehicles or parts
PT AT A GAS STATION PUMPING GAS INTO HER CAR AND TRIPPED OVER THE GAS H OSE AND FELL FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT AT THE GAS STATION TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE FROM THE PUMP AND STRAI NED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT AT THE GAS STATION TRIPPED OVER THE GASOLINE PUMP HOSE AND STRUCK UP PER ARM AGAINST THE CAR SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel storage tanks
PT HIT LEG WHILE MOVING GAS PUMPDX: ACUTE LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
TRIPPED ON GAS HOSE AT GAS STATION LACERATION KNEE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel storage tanks
WAS AT GAS STATION AND TRIPPED OVER GAS PUMP HAS MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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