Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,102
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	127
Year 1998:	44
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	163
Year 2001:	198
Year 2002:	287
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	155
Year 2005:	198
Year 2006:	107
Year 2007:	234
Year 2009:	236
Year 2010:	247

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	12
6-15 years old:	263
16-25 years old:	538
26-50 years old:	766
50+ years old:	521

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
21YOM ANGRY AT HOME SO HE PUNCHED A METAL BREAKER BOX AND FRACTURED RIG HT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
26 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CUT HAND ON PANELBOARD AT HOME. DX: 3 CM LAC ERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
15YOWM "GOT MAD AT MOM HIT METAL BOX" WITH HAND. BOX HE HIT WAS THEIR E LECTRICAL BOX. FRACTURE 5TH METACARPAL ON R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
54 YO M CUT HAND ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME. DX:HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 47 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
RT HAND BURN.PT WAS REPLACING A FUSE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND .NO FIRE DEPT. THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
20 YO M GOT IN FIGHT WITH MOM AND DID A HOOK PUNCH INTO A FUSE BOX. DX: METACARPAL FXS, FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LACERATION HAND - 16 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND - S USTAINED AT SCHOOL WHEN HE WENT TO CATCH A METAL FUSE BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
51Y/O,M,FELL IN BASEMENT AGAINST CORNER OF FUSE BOX, LAC. L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
55 YO HAND FUSE BURST IN HAND PARESTHESIA HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 23 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
WHILE WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX, THERE WAS A SPARK, AND PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FACE AND HAND.-ELECTRICAL BURN WITH SPARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 41 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CUT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE PUTTING TOGETHER AN ELECTRICAL CIRC UIT AT HOME DX: R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 38 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CROSSED WRONG WIRES IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL AT THIER HOME, ELECTRICA L BURN TO R HAND AND FLASH BURN TO FACE DX: 1ST/2ND DEGREE R HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 57 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT LACERATED HAND IN A CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX. DX: 2 CM. RIGHT DORSAL HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 21 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT LACERATED L PALM NEAR THUMB ON METAL CIRCUIT BOX DX R HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PATIENT HAS AN AREA ON HIS AND WHERE HE RAN INTO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL BO ARD. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND, ALSO UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT GRABBED A ELECTRICAL BOX @ PARK AND WAS SHOCKED, DAD NOTICED BURNS ON HIS HANDS. DX ELECTRICAL INJURY HANDS BURNED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT PUNCHED METAL FUSE BOX. DX: R HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT HITTING METAL BREAKER BOX LAC LEFT HAND DX SKIN LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS AND ARMS WHEN BREAKER BOX EXPLOD ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 82 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT STRUCK LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX HE WAS W ORKING WITH AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT HAS AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND WHEN WORKING ON PANEL BOX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
SUST ELECTRICAL BURN FROM ELECTRICAL BOX DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LACERATION HAND - 22 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND ON AN ELECTRICAL CIRC UIT BREAKER BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PULLING LEVER TO FUSE BOX AND WAS ELECTROCUTED DX: ELECTRICAL BURN TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WORKING WITH HIS FATHER AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED A PIECE OF PANELBOAR D ONTO RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
60YOM AT HOME HIT HAND ON ELECTRICAL PANEL DX/LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
BILATERAL HAND BURNS/LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL BURNS. PT WORKING ON A BREAKER BOX AND TOUCHED LIVE WIRE ACCIDENTALLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2002	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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
LT HAND BURN ON A BREAKER BOX-NOT ELECTRICUTED DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO L T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
38YOF HIT HAND ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME DX/ L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 65 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
2ND BURN LT HAND, WAS WORKING ON A FUSE BOX 110 WATTS, TOUCHED A HOT WI RE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS REPLACING BREAKER WHEN BREAKER BOX BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 14 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/12/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 37 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 15 months	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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1998	Age: 35 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1997	Age: 42 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/1997	Age: 42 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1997	Age: 39 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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