Accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,785
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	233
Year 1998:	159
Year 1999:	68
Year 2000:	456
Year 2001:	432
Year 2002:	136
Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	160
Year 2005:	210
Year 2006:	191
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	90
Year 2009:	355
Year 2010:	179

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	205
16-25 years old:	463
26-50 years old:	1,596
50+ years old:	520

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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
38 Y/O FEMALE STATES HIT HAND AGAINST PROPANE TANK AT HOME DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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
24 YOF PROPANE TANK TIPPED OVER; FELL ON LT HAND. DX:CONTUSION, PERIP HERAL NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
44 YOM STRUCK ON LEFT HAND AT HOME BY A GAS TANK SUSTAINING A LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
GAS TANK BLEW UP BURNS TO HANDS FACE AND ARMS 21YOM NOT STATED I F FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
22YOM, REPORTS SPILLED LIQUID PROPANE ONTO RT HAND LAST PM, PULLED VALV E OFF TANK IT WAS LEAKING>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS CAMPING AND PROPANE TANK EXPLODED 5% 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND A ND ABD. 33YOM NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CHEM BURN R HAND/50YOM WAS CHANGING PROPANE TANK AT HOME AT 4:30A TODAY WHEN HE WAS SPRAYED BY LIQUID PROPANE AND BURNED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH PROPANE GAS TANK AT HOME LT HAND PAIN * 54 Y/O B/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
LACERATION HAND - 13 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING FROM A HEIGHT ONTO A PROPANE TANK - BROKE WINDOW TO EXIT BUILDING - SLEEPWALKING PER MOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CARRYING PROPANE TANK AND HIT HAND ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
HIT HAND ON PROPANE TANK AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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, Stairs or steps
44YOM AT HOME FELL DOWN 12 STEPS,STRUCK HAND ON PROPANE TANK; LT HAND CONTSUION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
VALVE BROKE ON PROPANE TANK AND INJURED HANDS. DX: BURN INJURY BILATERAL HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 61 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
DX LWBS: POSTERIOR R HAND BURN W PROPANE: REDNESS NOTED TO THE R POSTERIOR HAND. NO BURN ON THE PALM. NO BLISTERS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS CAMPING AND WAS UNHOOKING A PROPANE BOTTLE AND PROPANE SPRAYED O N HAND. DX: FREEZING THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
PUNCHED PROPANE TANK IN ANGER, HURT HAND DX L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE TANK FELL ON RT HAND AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN OF A HAND FROM PROPANE SPRAYING OUT OF A T ANK AT HOME.
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: 09/03/2005	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 10/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PROPANE IN TRAILOR EXPLODED WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE AND BURNED BOTH HAN DS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Gas or LP grills or stoves
PROPANE BOTTLE AND BAR BQ GRILL CAUGHT FIRE DX. HAND BURN FD PRESENCE N OT NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT. WAS PUMPING PROPANE W / O GLOVES ON , & DIDN'T REALISE THAT COLD PROPANE WAS ESCAPING SEEPING OUT. DX: RT. HAND CHEMICAL BURN 2ND DEGRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 24 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
BURN HAND - PATIENT AT HOME PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND REPORT S BURNED HAND ON PROPANE TANK - TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH HAND = FD NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Soldering equipment
R HAND LAC (2)/33YOWM STS WAS SOLDERING GAS TANK AND TANK BLEW UP. C/OH AND LAC'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2001	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2001	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/28/2000	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Chemicals
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2000	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2000	Age: 35 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, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1997	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1997	Age: 42 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Soldering equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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