Accidents - Water heaters - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	539	Hand:	322
Face:	274	Shoulder:	208
Lower Arm:	204	Eyeball:	156
All Of Body:	133	Knee:	85
Finger:	75	Upper Trunk:	71
Foot:	58	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 40 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: Water heaters
ACUTE BACK SPRAIN,FELT A PULL IN LOW BACK AFTER LIFTING MOTHER-IN-LAW'S HOT WATER TANK DOES NOT STATE WHAT KIND OF HOT WATER TANK,GAS OR ELE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
LUMBAR STRAIN - 44 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER LIFTIN G A HOT WATER HEATER, S/P LAMINECTOMY 7-8 MONTHS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	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: Water heaters
HAND & FACE BURNS-@ HOME-LIGHTING HOT WATER HEATER-FLAMES FLASHED @ PT FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
HAND BURN-@ HOME-LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT OF WATER HEATER-FLAMES SHOT OUT-H IT PT'S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 42 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: Water heaters
PT WAS LIGHTING WATER HEATER WHICH EXPLODED IN PT FACE SUSTAINED"FACIAL /HAND BURNS" NO FD DOCUMENTS FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 50 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: Water heaters
PT WAS MOVING A H2O HEATER, WHICH FELL ONTO FOOT, SUSTAINED " TOE FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 50 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: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
PT SPRAINED THE LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF CARRYING A WATER HEATER UP ST AIRS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters, Stairs or steps
31 YOF WAS LIFTING A WATER HEATER & BAGS OF SAND UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
8 WK PREGANT PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GAS WATER HEAT LEAK IN APARTMENT BELOW. HEADACHE. EXPOSED ALL NIGHT. D:CO EXPOSURE. TRANSFER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT WITH HAND PAIN X 5 DAYS SINCE DROPPING A WATER HEATER ON HAND D: SPRAIN, ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT TWISTED HIS BACK PULLING ON A WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT WAS BENDING OVER WORKING ON A HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
GOT FB IN EYE WHILE CHECKING WATER HEATER AT HOME. DX: FB EYE REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
PT LIFTED A HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
PT STATES LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER & PUT IN BACK OF TRUCK. DX. ABDM HE RNIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water heaters
ELOPED WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY DOCTOR, C/O KNEE PAIN WHICH IS CHRONIC WORSENED AFTER LIFTING HOT WATER HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters, Grocery or shopping carts
ATTEMPTING TO PLACE WATER HEATER IN A CART, CART MOVED AND INJURED FOOT . DX. FOOT STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
CUT ON HOT WATER HEATER - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Water heaters
CO POISONING - 45 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN BASEMENT, EXPOSED TO GAS FROM GAS WATER HEATER, INITIAL LEVEL 66
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
27 YOM CUT LEFT HAND WHILE MOVING A WATER HEATER-DX 2 1/2 CM LACERATION AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB ON PALMER SIDE OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 40 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: Water heaters
40 YOM ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT FOR HOT WATER HEATER AND SINGED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
LAC PALM OF HAND - CUT HAND ON WATER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PT INJURED MOVING WATER HEATER; SHOULDER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water heaters
HAND FX-DROPPED A WATER HEATER ON HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water heaters
PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK AFTER A HOT WATER HEATER FELL ON HIM AT HOME
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: 06/02/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
SPRAIN RT AC JOINT, AT HOME MOVING HOT WATER TANK, TANK FELL ONTO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 39 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: Water heaters
LIGHTING GAS HOT WATER HEATER WHEN "FIREBALL" FLASHED BACK BURNING FACE NO FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDED, NO FIRE, JUST FLASH BACK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
48 YEAR OLD MALE LIFTED HOT WATER HEATER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
L SHOULDER PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER HEATER DX: L SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 34 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: Water heaters
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS - FLAMES FLASHED ON FACE WHEN LIGHTING A BUTANE WATER HEATER, FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT MENTIONED
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: 04/10/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
38 Y.O. W MALE W/SHOULDER STRAIN. PT WAS INSTALLING A WATER HEATER @ HO ME & INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Water heaters
CLEANING HOT WATER HEATER FB EYE
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: 03/28/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters, Hot water
BROKEN HOT WATER HEATER - HOT WATER BURNED HAND BURN TO LEFT HAND 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
34 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF WHILE WORKING ON A WATER HEATE R @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Water heaters
SHOCKED BY HOT WATER HEATER DX ELECTRICAL INJURY, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS MOVING A WATER HEATER AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
45 Y/O M WITH BURNS ON FACE AND FOREHEAD WHEN GAS WATER HEATER EXPLODED AT HOME. DX; FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water heaters
WATER HEATER FELL ON RIGHT HAND, LAC TO WRIST DX: 3 CM HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 40 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: Water heaters
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: MOVING HOT WATER HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water heaters
PATIENT WAS LIGHTING A GAS HOT WATER HEATER WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS.
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: 02/14/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Water heaters
FACIAL BURNS.PT HAD GAS WATER HEATER BLOW UP IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
CHANGING WATER HEATER IN BASEMENT, HEARD "POP" IN BACK. ACUTE LOWER BAC K STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water heaters
LIFTED A WATER HEATER C/O BACK PAIN DX: LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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