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Accidents - Boilers - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:142Lower Arm:58
Finger:58Hand:47
Head:32Lower Leg:16
Face:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/13/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Boilers
PT C/O BURNING NSIDE NOSE FROM INHALING FUMES FROM BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON BOILER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
ANOXIA, VIA EMS, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A FAULTY BOILER IN THE BUILDI NG, C/O DIZZINESS, MILD PAIN, SOB, NO VOMIT OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Boilers
PT IN BASEMENT DOING SOME WORK AND HAD BOILER FALL ON RT HAND CRUSH INJ URY RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT HIT HEAD ON BOILER WHILE TRYING TO GET UP, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - BOILER BROKE AND HAD A LOT OF SMOKE. FIRE DEPT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
BURNED ARM ON THE BOILER DX: L FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
PT SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT LEG - "I GOT BURNED FROM THE BOILER" PRESSURE BUILT UP IN BOILER AND EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - PT STATES "FDNY CALLED TO HER BLDG FOR SMELL OF GAS BOILER IN RESIDENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Boilers
CAUGHT FINGER UNDER BOILER DX: L 3RD FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - FUMES FROM BOILER ALLEVEN ING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT C/O EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - FUMES FROM BOILER ALL EVENING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
PT C/O BURN TO FACE AND EYES DUE TO LIGHTING BOILER. FIRE DEPT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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