Accidents - Internal combustion engines - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,046
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	255
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	133
Year 2000:	203
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	78
Year 2004:	379
Year 2005:	76
Year 2006:	255
Year 2007:	45
Year 2008:	151
Year 2009:	144
Year 2010:	86

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	540	Lower Trunk:	277
All Of Body:	257	Elbow:	211
Hand:	170	Wrist:	136
Upper Trunk:	94	Upper Leg:	81
Shoulder:	71	Upper Arm:	69
Toe:	66	25 - 50% Body:	21
Head:	15	Knee:	15
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 38 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: Anoxia
Product: Internal combustion engines
38 YR OLD MALE POWERWASHING WITH GAS POWERED MACHINE IN BASEMENT BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY WITH HEADACHE WITH CO LEVEL IN 20'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Internal combustion engines
30YO MALE FELT POP IN ELBOW AFTER PICKING UP ENGINE STRAIN ELBOW #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Internal combustion engines
ELBOW INJURY FROM HITTING ON ENGINE BLOCK. DX-RIGHT ELBOW LACERATION 5 CM, RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Internal combustion engines
PT WORKING ON AN ENGINE AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX// LET INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Internal combustion engines
48 YO MALE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ENGINE AND METAL PIECE LACERATION LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Internal combustion engines
28 Y/O M INJURED L SHOULDER WHILE TYRING TO START SMALL GAS ENGINE AT H OME. DX; L SHOULDER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Internal combustion engines
WHILE WORKING ON AN ENGINE, PT LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Internal combustion engines
49 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY ENGINE LEFT CALF STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Internal combustion engines
PT PRESENTED WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AND FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND AF TER HE TOUCHED A HOT MOTOR ON A MACHINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Internal combustion engines
PT WORKING ON ENGINE BLOCK, BLOCK FELL CRUSHING LEFT FIFTH DIGIT, CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT FIFTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 43 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: Internal combustion engines
PT WRKING ON ENGINE,BUMPED R KNEE ON ENGINE,DEVELOPED PAINFUL LESION ON R KNEE, DX RIGHT KNEE ABSCESS WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 42 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: Anoxia
Product: Internal combustion engines
TOXIC FUMES EXPOSURE WHILE WORKING IN AN ENCLOSED ROOM FOR 40 MIN WITH A GASOLINE ENGINE RUNNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Internal combustion engines
WORKING ON CARBURATOR WHEN IT BLEW UP SECOND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Internal combustion engines
S/P PICKING UP HEAVY ENGINE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Internal combustion engines, Pipes
CONTUS L UPPER ARM; TRYING TO START MOTOR WITH PULL CORD & HIT BAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Internal combustion engines
WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A GAS MOTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Internal combustion engines
FINGERS CAUGHT IN FLY WHEEL ON GAS MOTOR/ OPEN FX, LAC LT THUMB, LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Internal combustion engines, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
50 YOM WAS WORKING ON ENGINE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN HEAD C AUSING CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Internal combustion engines
PT WAS BURNED ON CHEST BY STEAM OFF OF AN ENGINE, NOT STATING WHAT KIND OF ENGINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Internal combustion engines
WAS PULL STARTING AN ENGINE & IT KICKED BACK ON HIM. OCCULT FX LT RADIA L HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Internal combustion engines
DROPPED CYLINDER HEAD (ENGINE PART) ON RMF. FX DISTAL RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 50 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: Anoxia
Product: Internal combustion engines
WORKING IN HIS BASEMENT WITH A GAS POWERED MACHINE AND DEVELOPED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING;TRANS TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AT MASS EYE AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Internal combustion engines
AN ENGINE FELL ONTO THE PT'S L WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2001	Age: 26 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: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1998	Age: 42 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: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 34 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: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1997	Age: 31 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: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Internal combustion engines, Chains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1997	Age: 31 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: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Internal combustion engines, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/1997	Age: 32 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: Internal combustion engines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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