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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 560
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT PUNCHED AN ELECTRICAL BOX, NOW HAS PAIN IN HAND DX: HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electric heaters |
| HAS PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE IN HEATER PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 3 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, Light bulbs |
| PT DX ELECTRIC BURN RT HAND - S/P PT PULLED LIGHT BULB FROM SOCKET, LEAVING WIRE EXPOSED (AT HOME). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO A LIGHT SWITCH, THE PLATE CRACKED CUTTING HAN D>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O PAIN TO HAND AFTER TWISTING ELECRTICAL WIRES AT HOME DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HANDS, CAME IN CONTACT W/POWER LINES TRYING TO GET ON ROOF DX: SEVERE ELECTRICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED ON CABLE WIRES AT HOME AND FELL INJURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 52Y/O,M,BURN TO HAND FROM ELECTRICAL WIRES AT HOME, 3RD DEGREE BURN L H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 14 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS FLIPPING OFF SWITCH FOR A FAN ON THE WALL AND SMOKE AND SPARKS C AME OUT, BURNING HIS HAND. DX BURNS HAND. NO FD CALLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 50 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE STANDING IN WATER WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL PANEL BURNS TO HANDS/ DX ACUTE 2ND DEGREE BURNS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HIT A METAL LIGHT SWITCH WITH HAND. R HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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