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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 30 YOM WAS DOING HOME ELECTRICAL WORK, THOUGHT POWER WAS OFF, HAD PLIER S IN RIGHT HAND AND WAS ELECTRICUTED, VOLT CAME OUT LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT FOUND HOLDING METAL PLIERS W/RUBBER COATED HANDLES, TIP SLIGHTLY MEL TED, OUTLET CHARRED BLACK, PT STATING SEEING PRETTY COLORS; SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PLACED PLIERS INTO ELECTRICAL SOCKET/OUTLET, " ELECTRIC SHOCK" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Heat pumps |
| PT WAS TRYING TO ADJUST AIRCONDITIONER SETTING WITH A PLIERS. DX: ELEC TRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 3 YOM PUT WRENCH IN LIGHT SOCKET ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK.PT WAS USING A CRESENT WRENCH WHEN HE HIT A 120 LINE A ND RECIEVED A SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT'S PLIERS TOUCHED ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME. DX: MINOR ELECTROCUTION EXPOSURE 220V. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING ON HOME, CUTTING ALUMINUM SIDING WITH PLIERS, SUSTAINED ELEC TRIC SHOCK INJURY (MUST HAVE CUT A WIRE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/1999 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/1997 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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