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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,256
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE PULLING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 39 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAD 10 WIRE W/CURRENT IN LEFT HAND, COULD NOT GET LOOSE DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK L UPPER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT DROPPED SPOOL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE ON FOOT AT HOME, DX; CONTUSION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LOOKING REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH RAN INTO SOMETHING HIT EYE CONTUSION LEFT ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Air conditioners |
| SMOKE INHALATION - AWOKE TO FIRE IN RENTED TRAILER WITH ELECTRICAL PROB LEMS. WIRING NEAR AIR CONDITONER CAUGHT FIRE , FD++ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HER NEPHEW AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL WIRING THAT LODGED IN HER RT FOOT. DX-FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 42 YOM SUSTAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN GRABBED FRAYED ELECTRIC CORD.SLIGH T BURN TO FINGER.TROUBLE THINKING AND VERBALIZING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FIXING A WALL SWITCH ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FINGER STRAIN-HIT FINGER WHILE TURNING OFF LIGHT SWITCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TURNING ON LIGHT SWITCH IN GARAGE AND GOT SHOCKED WITH LOW VOLTAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Fans |
| BURNED HANDS HOOKING UP THE WIRING FOR A CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A PIECE OF WIRE DX: FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 48YOF R LEG INJ IN STEEL WIRE R LEG INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS AT HOME INSTALLING ELECTRIONIC SOUND, LACERATED LT THUMB WITH WI RE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT HAND ON LIGHTSWITCH ON THE WALL DX: R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUTTING GUIDE WIRE WITH RAZOR AT HOMERADIAL ARTERY LACERATION AT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ELECTRICAL BURNS AFTER GRABBING A L;IVE ELECTRICAL WIRE AT CHURCH - BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 39 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH 120V WIRE WHEN CUTTING IT LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 49 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 49 Y/O M LOC AFTER ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE WORKING ON ELECTRIC CABLE AT HOME. DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 45 YO MALE HIT SHOULDER ON 277V WIRE ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 30 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT. WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO WORK ON WIRING AND GOT SHOCKED ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| CUT FINGER WHILE REPLACING THE GRINDER BLADE AND ACC HIT THE POWER SWIT CH " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRAUMA THORAX.PT.REFERS GOT A ELECTRIC SHOCK WITH A DEFECT RECEPTACLE S, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS SHOCKED BY A LOOSE HANGING ELECTRICAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| WAS STRIPPING COPPER WIRE WITH A RAZOR BLADE; RAZOR BLADE SLIPPED AND C UT KNEE. LACERATION, LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CLIMBING A HOUSE , GRABBED AN ELECTRIC WIRE,&FELL OFF THE 2ND STORY. ?GOT SHOCKED. " MULTI RIB FXS" +" L1-4 FX" +" RETROPROTONEAL HEMATOMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CLEANING SCRATCHED EYE ON CABLE WIRE LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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