Accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,569
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	76
6-15 years old:	387
16-25 years old:	442
26-50 years old:	1,206
50+ years old:	456

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	548	Lower Trunk:	362
Toe:	281	Finger:	171
Hand:	160	All Of Body:	155
Ankle:	139	Head:	128
Upper Leg:	112	Ear:	103
Lower Leg:	87	Eyeball:	74
Wrist:	71	Upper Trunk:	69
Unkown:	69	Foot:	16
Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FLASH BURN TO EYES , PROPAN TANK BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY PROPANE TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT BURNED RT HAND ON GAS HEATER; HEATER BLEW UP IN FACE; RT HAND W WND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PROPANE TANK FELL OFF SHELF ONTO PT FACIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT DX RT SHOULDER STRAIN - S/P LIFTING HEAVY TANK.PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS LIFTING A PROPANE TANK AT HOME AND INJURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 32 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FILLING PROPANE TANK, GAS GOT ON HAND BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE TANK EXPLODED OUTSIDE PT'S TRAILER HOME. FD NS. DX: 90%TBSA BURNS.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT AT INLAWS HOUSE DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ONTO LEFT GREAT TOE FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT UNLOADING PROPANE TANK FROM TRUCK AT HOME, IT ROLLED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves
PROPANE TANK BLEW UP WHILE LIGHTING STOVE IN TRAILER WHILE CAMPING, TRO UBLE BREATHING. DX: PROPANE EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PATIENT WAS REMOVING A PROPANE TANK OUT OF TRUCKBED AND IT HAD A SHARP EDGE. DX; LACERATION TO L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Camping equipment
PATIENT WAS REMOVING BUTANE BOTTLE FROM CAMPER AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HI T CHIN WITH BOTTLE. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION TO CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS AT CAMP GRO9UND AND PROPANE BLEW UP INTO PT'S FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP heaters
LIFTING A PROPANE TANK FOR A HEATER 2 DAYS PRIOR AT CONDO LUMBAR/SACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL ONTO PROPANE TANK AT HOME AND LACERATED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
BURN FACE - PATIENT REPORTS COOKING GAS FLAMED UP - GAS/OIL COMBO "EXPL ODED" ON HIM - FACIAL BURN 1/2 HOUR AGO - ETOH NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves
35 YOM HAS LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION FROM CAP ON PROPANE GAS OF GRILL POPPE D OUT STRICKING LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
29 YOM STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A PROPANE TANK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT JUMPED OVER RUSTY PROPANE TANK AND LACERATED EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL OFF GAS TANK AND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT C/O PROPANE TANK FELL ON BIG TOE OF LT FOOT X3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
BURNED TO LOWER EXTREMETIES BY BUTANE WHILE SITTING IN A TRUCK DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BLE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
AFTER LIFTING PROPANE TANK DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN DX: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE GAS EXPLODED IN FACE NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PATIENT RAN INTO PROPANE TANK AT HOME, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY,HEAD CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
GAS TANK KICKED BACK AND FLAMES BLEW IN FACE / NS IF FD INVOLVED DX: FACE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
HURT BACK LIFTING PROPANE TANK - MUSCULAR BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
BURNED LEGS W/ PROPANE GAS DX BURNS SECOND DEGREE TO LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
INJURED BACK LIFTING PROPANE TANK. DX. LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FACIAL BURNS-PT HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN HIS FACE-FD NOT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CAMPING, FELL HITTING CHIN ON PROPANE TANK. DX; LACERATION CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 21 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE TANK CAUGHT FIRE. PT BURNED HAND WHILE TURNING NOZZLE OFF. . WORKS FOR FIRE DEPT, BUT HAPPENED AT HOME. ?FDA. D: 2ND DEG. BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS - FELL ONTO PROPANE TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE EXPLOSION AND FLASH BURN TO FACE--- 5% BURNS,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
DROPPED PROPANE TANK DX. FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
KICKED PROPANE TANK - FRACTURE RIGHT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
28 Y/O M INJURED L ANKLE WHEN JUMPED OVER PROPANE TANK AT HOME. DX; DX; L ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
RAN INTO BUTANE BOTTLE AND ABRASED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FACIAL & HAND BURNS-@ CAMPGROUND-PROPANE TANK EXPLODED ACCORDING TO PT- TRANSFERRED TO BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL INTO A PROPANE TANK AND STRUCK HEAD.DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON PROPANE TANK 3 DAYS AGO. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA AFTER HAD GAS LEAK AT HOME 02/23/04; COPD-DIFFICULTY BREATHING D/T GAS LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT LIFTING A HEAVY PROPANE TANK WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION F RACTURE TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE TANK FELL ON FOOT DX: R GREAT TOE FX. / FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Other ovens
PT DROPPED OFF AT ER SAYS PROPANE TANK BLEW & LATER SAYS OVEN EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: 10%TBSA 2-3 DEG BURNS HEAD/FACE/CHEST/BACK/SHOULDER/ARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ON TOE DX: L GREAT TOE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
36 Y/O F WITH TROUBLE BREATHING WHEN LP GAS TANKER ROLLED AND LEAKED FU EL IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE. DX; EXCERBATION OF ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT STATES HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 PROPANE BOTTLES LACERATING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.