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Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:69Head:62
All Of Body:31Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
RT HAND BURN.PT WAS REPLACING A FUSE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND .NO FIRE DEPT. THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CHI.PT HIT HEAD ON A FUSE BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Thermal or sound insulation materials
CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE: WORKING ON FUSE BOX @ HOME COUPLE DAYS AGO, MAY HAVE GOTTEN GLUE FROM INSULATION IN HIS EYE WORKING ON HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
HIT HEAD ON A BREAKER BOX. DX-HEAD PAIN, DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GOT SHOCKED WHEN PT REACHED INTO FUSE BOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
48YO HISP MALE STS ELECTROCUTION FROM WORKING ON A FUSE BOX-480VOLTS 1ST SHOCK FELT TO L ELBOW AREA, +LOC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/04/2009Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CUT TOP OF HEAD ON BREAKER BOX DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS CLOSING AN ELECTRICAL CABINET WHEN IT EXPLODED AND SUFFERED FACI AL AND HEAD BURNS-BURNS TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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