Accidents - Charcoal or wood-burning grills - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,116
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	309
6-15 years old:	46
16-25 years old:	154
26-50 years old:	497
50+ years old:	108

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	238	Face:	222
Eyeball:	199	Finger:	132
Lower Leg:	108	Hand:	107
All Of Body:	30	Upper Trunk:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Foot:	15	25 - 50% Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Day wear
LOWER LEG BURN-28YOM-GOT LIGHTER FLUID ON PANTS WHILE LIGHTING BBQ GRIL L-FLAMES IGNITED-PANTS CAUGHT FIRE-FD PRESENT-@ HOME-TRANS/ BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
ACC TOUCHED A WOOD BURNING STOVE BURNING RT HAND, +REDNESS&BLISTERING >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WAS LIGHTING A GRILL WHEN THE FLAMES FLARES UP AND BURNED HIM; DX 2NF DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHARCOAL GRILL TURNED OVER ON PT. DX LOWER LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Gasoline
BURNED RIGHT LOWER LEG LIGHTING BARBEQUE GRILL WITH GASOLINE BURNED RT LOWER LEG * NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURN TO LT FOREARM, FROM A HOT CHARCOAL GRILL, AT HOME- PT RUBBED ARM AGAINST IT. DX; FULL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNED UPPER ARM ON BARBQUE PIT, DX: BURN TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WAS COOKING ON A HIBACHI IN THE HOUSE WHERE CO LEVEL WAS 60. DX: CO POISONING, COHB 17.9.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT THUMB WAS CLOSED IN A BARBQUE PIT, DX CRUSH INJURY TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 18 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: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT WAS LIGHTING A CHARCOAL GRILL AND THE LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED PT IN F ACE C/O BEING BURNED ON FACE/NECK. NOT FDA. DX: BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURNS TO FACE AND NECK FROM CHARCOAL GRILL DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT TOUCHED CHARCOAL BBQ GRILL. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT OUTSIDE W/DAD AND WALKED INTO CHARCOAL GRILL, NOW W/BURNS TO SHOULDE R/UPPER ARM, CHEEK AND EAR; BURN OF FACE, BURN OF ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Day wear
PT WAS LIGHTING CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN DRESS CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURNS R BREAST, ABDOMEN, FLANK, THIGH 15% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2009	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: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT WAS STANDING NEAR BARBEQUE, FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED LIGHTER FLUID ON PT, PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEG BURNS TO 25% OF BODY SURFACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
CORNEAL F.B.: 45YOM ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A * CHARCOAL GRILL &* CHARC OAL,BENT DOWN TO BLOW ON FLAMES, "IT BLEW UP" F.B. CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT TOUCHED THE OUTSIDE OF A HOT BARBQUE GRILL, DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
WAS LIFTING LID FROM CHARCOAL GRILL AND BURNT FOREARM THERMAL BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CAMPING, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO COVERED CHARCOAL GRILL ON GROUND, STILL HO T, BURNING BUTTOCKS&THIGHS>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 26 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
DX SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO L HAND: C/O L HAND BURN W TRY'G TO LIGHT CHARCOAL GIRLL. FLAME FLASHED ACROXX BOTH UPPER EXT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNED LEG WHEN BARBECUING ON GRILL AT HOME DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT HAD COAL EMBER FROM GRIL HIT PTS FINGER, PTS BROTHER WAS GRILLOING, BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
PT HAVING A BBQ WHEN ADDED MORE CHARCOAL & LIGHTER FLUID TO GRILL. GRIL L BURST INTO FLAMES. NOT FDA. DX:1ST/2ND DEG BURNS, FACE/ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM: 5YOM FELL ON HOT CHARCOAL FROM GRILL, BURN TO LT FOREARM, 2% REDDENED AREA (2) SPOTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
SMOKER TYPE GRILL COLLAPSED AND FELL ONTO L FOOT HAS BURN TO TOP OF FO OT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BIL HAND BURNS. PT TOUCHED A HOT CHARCOAL GRILL BURNING HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
CHILD AT BARBEQUE WHEN 5 YEAR OLD SISTER THREW COLD ASH IN CHILD'S EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PATIENT AT PARK NEAR HOT BBQ GRILL TO GET A DRINK, BURNED FOREARM ON GR ILL 2 DAYS AGO, BLISTERS, REDNESS; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT COOKING PORK CHOPS ON CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE . D: CORNEAL ULCERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
LAC HAND ON GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 10 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Lighter fluids
UNCLE LIGHTING A CHARCOAL GRILL, PLACED THE LIGHTER FLUID IN&THREW LIT MATCH&PT WAS CLOSE SUSTAINED FLASH >>BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
RT HAND SUPERFICIAL BURN.PT LITE A CHARCOAL GRILL AND A GUST OF WIND BL EW AND FIRE SUPERFICIALLY BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
WAS PLAYING NEAT BBQ AND A BALL OF COAL FLEW OUT INTO PT DX: BURN TO CHIN AND UPPER CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT TRIPPED OVER CHARCOAL GRILL AT HOME FELL AND CUT THUMB LACERATION LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills, Charcoal
PT GRILLING ON A CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN THE GRILL TIPPED OVER AND THE CHA RCOAL FELL ONTO LOWER ARM THERMAL BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
HIT IN EYE WITH SPARK FROM CHARCOAL BARBEQUE GRILL;DX THERMAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Charcoal or wood-burning grills
DX ELEVATED CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS/SMOKE INHALATION: P/W EMS AFTER SMOKE INHALATION. FAMILY MBR W COOK'G INSIDE W A COAL BBQ & LATER DIED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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