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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,004
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ROLLED A 20 POUND PROPANE TANK ACROSS FOOT SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PATIETN TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GAS TANK. FELL ON BACK. DX-SPRAIN LUMBAR SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| DROPPED PROPANE GAS TANK OF FOOT DX GREAT TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ADJUSTED VALVE ON TOP OF TANK, PROPANE BLEW FORCIBLY INTO FACE DX:CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE AND EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| MOM STATES A PROPANE TANK FELL ON HER FOOT DX: R FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 22 YO FELL HOLDING GAS TANK LANDED ON SHOULDER FX SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 60 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 |
| COLLAPSED WHILE CARRYING PROPANE TANKS/ INTRACEREBRAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HAD GROUND LEVEL FALL AND HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK DX: HEAD CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT BURNED BY HOMEMADE SMOKER THAT USED PROPANE GAS WHEN RELIT,COOK ING AT HOME. ETOH NO FD. DX: 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS OVER ARMS/FACE/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT STATES POP OFF VALVE ON PROPANE TANK FLEW OFF HITTING HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 HOSE CAUGHT FIRE & FLEW ACROSS PT'S FACE. NO FD. DX: FLASH BURN FACE/L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 41 Y/O M INJURED BOTH LOWER LEGS WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SUST CONTUSION TO TOE DROPPED GAS TANK ON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 27 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT. STATES , HEAVY TANK FELL ON L HAND CUSING INJURY. DX. L. HAND CONTU SION.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2005 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT PUTTING PROPANE TANK INTO FORKLIFT AND GOT A TWINGE IN BACK DX: LOW BACK PAIN W/ SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 48 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED IN CAMPER. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS 55% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Water heaters |
| PT, WHO HAD JUST REFUELED 2 PROPANE TANKS FOR 20 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER, WE NT TO LIGHT WATER HEATER & PROPANE EXPLODED. +FDA.D:HAND/ARM BURNS, LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PAIN TRYING TO CARRY A PROPANE TANK DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT EXPOSED TO BUTANE THAT NEIGHBOR WAS LETTING OUT OF TANK. ALSO INTOXICATED. DX: EXPOSURE TO BUTANE, INTOXICATION FROM ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 33YMC USING A LP TANK AND PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF AND WENT INTO EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| INJURIED SHOULDER PULLING A 400IB PROPAN TANK. " AC SEPARATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT AT ROADSIDE EATING STAND. WORKER WAS CHANGING PROPANE TANK WITH CIGA RETTE IN HAND. TANK EXPLODED. D:1ST DEG. BURN, FACE,CHEM. CONJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT. STATES SHE LIFTED A PROPANE TANK OUT OF THE BACK OF TRUCK AND FELT BACK PAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LUMBAR SACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ACCIDENTALLY OPENED PROPANE TANK NO FINGER IS FROZEN DX: R INDEX FINGER FROSTNIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN: LIFTING PROPANE TANK AT HOME, INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| TWISTING LINE FOR PROPANE TANK CONNECTION YESTERDAY. RT THUMB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PROPANE TANK LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 40 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| EXPOSED TO PROPANE GAS LEAK C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: GAS FUME INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Welding equipment |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.PT HAD A PROPANE TANK EXPLODE WHILE WELDING AN D BURNED SELF.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| EXPOSED TO PROPANE GAS LEAK C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: PROPANE GAS INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FELL ONTO EDGE OF SMALL PROPANE TANK 3/4 CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LIFTING PROPANE TANK DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| NAILBED HEMATOMA WITH NAILBED LACERATION 1 CM: MOVING A GRILL, LT GREAT TOE SMASHED WITH 20# PROPANE TANK FROM GAS GRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON PROPANE TANK. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FOOT CT-@ HOME-DROPPED 20# PROPANE TANK ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| OPENING A BUTANE CONTAINER & THE BUTANE LIQUID SPRAYED NECK & EAR DX: BUTANE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LAC TO INSIDE OF UPPER LIP AFTER FALLING ON A PROPANE TANK 30 MINS PTA. DX. LAC LIP, CONT HEAD, FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| HIT LEG AGAINST PROPANE BOTTLE DX. LOWER LEG ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| R THUMB SWOLEN, THINKS HE FROZE IT W/BUTANE DX: CELLULITIS 1ST DEGREE BURN R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 44 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL BCKWARDS HITING BACK ON A PROPANE TANK SUSTAINED " LUBMAR SPINE CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE FROM TANK SPRAYED PT'S WRIST. DX: BURN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS IN FRONT OF A STOVE WHEN A PROPANE TANK ON THE STOVE EXPLODED SU STAINED THERMAL BURNS TO ARMS AND LEGS TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LEFT FOOT INJ. PT INJURED FOOT WHEN HITTING IT AGAINST A PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LT SHOULDER GAVE-WAY LOADING PROPANE GAS TANK/SHOULDER STRAIN/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FELL AND HIT PROPANE TANK, HIT R CHEEK, DX; LACERATION R CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 50 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 LIFTED PROPANE TANKS FROM TRUCK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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