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Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - Year 2006 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:20
26-50 years old:237
50+ years old:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2006Age: 54 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
PT WORKING ON A FUSE BOX AT HOME AND EXPERIENCED A 1 SEC SHOCK ALL OV ER BODY NUMB AND TINGLING ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
HIT SHIN ON CONTROL BOX OUTSIDE RESTAURANT, SAT DOWN,FELT NAUSEA,THEN F AINTED DX: VASODEPRESSOR SYNCOPE (SHIN SHOWS NO SIGN OF INJURY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
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
TOUCHED CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX AND WAS SHOCKED. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
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
PAIN TO HAND AFTER GETTING SHOCK FROM BREAKER DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
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
ELECTRIC SHOCK = ONSET LAST NIGHT - TOUCHED A OPEN BREAKER BOX AND RECE IVED A SHOCK THAT KNOCKED HIM DOWN - HAS HAD CHEST PAIN SINCE - OBSERV
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 04/03/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
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
PT AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WENT TIO RESET BREAKER SWITCH AND SUSTAINED AN ALECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY- NUMB CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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