Accidents - Water heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,597
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	302
Year 1998:	246
Year 1999:	258
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	270
Year 2002:	159
Year 2003:	147
Year 2004:	350
Year 2005:	72
Year 2006:	304
Year 2007:	156
Year 2008:	45
Year 2009:	86
Year 2010:	111

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	136
6-15 years old:	151
16-25 years old:	438
26-50 years old:	1,414
50+ years old:	456

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
A 70 YOM LACERATED ARM WHILE INSTALLING A HOT WATER HEATER,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
41YOM BURNED ARMS ON WATER HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN BOTH ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
25 YOF WAS SCRAPED ON METAL PART OF HOT WATER HEATER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2 CM W/10 CM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
INNJURED ARM TRYING TO LIFT HOT WATER HEATER BY HIMSELF TENDONITIS AR M 28YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters, Pipes
HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON R FOREARM-COPPER PIPE CUT ARM DX CONTUSION/LAC R FOREARM *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT ARM OVER THE STEAM OF HOT WATER HEATER.DX FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
BURNS TO HANDS AND FA, HOT WATER HEATER BLEW UP ON HIM DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURNED ARM ON HOT WATER HEATER 2ND DEGREE BURN ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER SHUT OFF VALVE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT SUST BURN TO ARM WHEN HOT WATER HEATER POPPED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT WITH LAC TO ARM, WAS CHANGING A WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
40 GALLON HOT WATER HEATER DROPPED ON HAND, ARM AT HOME. DX. CONT L FA , WRIST, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED RIGHT FOREARM ON WATER HEATER DX: FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
BURNED ARM ON HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX 1, 2 DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED ARM ON WATER HEATER DX: BURN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OF WATER HEATER/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS AT HOME LIGHTING THE PILOT ON HIS GAS WATER HEATER WHEN THE GAS EXPLODED AND BURNED HIS RT LWR ARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters, Day wear
59 YO FEMALE TRIED TO LIGHT HOT WATER HEATER AND HAIR AND SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE - FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
FOREARM & CHEST BURN-BURNED ON HOT WATER FROM WATER HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
FLASH FIRE FROM A GAS WATER HEATER AT HOME WHILE LIGHTING HEATER. DX. 1 & 2 DEG R FA AND HAND. FD ATTENDANCE NOT INDICATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
FELL CARRYING A WATER HEATER-LANDED ON ARM/MS STRAIN RT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS ON SOLAR WATER HEATER AT HOME. D : LACERATION, FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT BURNED RT AMR WHILE IGNITING HOT WATER TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER AND BURNED HIMSELF DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
PT WORKING ON WATER HEATER WHEN IT BLEW UP DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Water heaters, Caulking or spackling compounds
WORKING ON HOT WATER HEATER - USING "PIPE DOPE"URTICARIA FOR LEGS AND A RMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
PT SUS BURN TO FOREARM WHEN HOT WATER HEATER BUSTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER BURN TO LT. FOREARM, FLIPPED ON HOT WATER ON SPARKLETT'S MACH INE. DX: BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP AGAINST WATER HEATER..BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
HOT WATER HEATER BLEW UP AT HOME, PATIENT HAS BURNS TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND FACE. DX 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN FOREARM, 1ST OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PT STATES BURNED RFA ON WATER HEATER YESTERDAY DX: BURN RT FOREARM/ BLI STER RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
LIGHTING GAS WATER HEATER BURNS TO ARMS AND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
BURNED ARM WHEN TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS HOTWATER HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters, Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1997	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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