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Accidents - Battery chargers - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 600
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:214Upper Trunk:161
Lower Trunk:90Hand:75
Foot:21Lower Arm:16
Eyeball:15Toe:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
55YOM FELL STRUCK CHEST AGAINST A BATTERY CHARGER AND SUSTAINED A CONTU SION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/26/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
6 YO MALE PLAYING WITH SIBLING AND HIT ON HEAD WITH A PHONE BATTERY CHA RGER. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
12 Y/O M HIT IN HEAD W/PHONE CHARGER PLAYING WITH BROTHER SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Battery chargers
STEPPED DOWN ON CELL PHONE CHARGER INJURED FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Battery chargers
FELL ONTO BATTERY CHARGER RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Battery chargers
HURT LOW BACK PICKING UP BATTERY CHARGER AT HOME LUMBAR STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Battery chargers
LOW BACK INJURY FROM PICKING UP BATTERY CHARGER. DX- LOW BACK PAIN, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
DROPPED A BATTERY CHARGER ONTO TOE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Battery chargers
THORACIC STRAIN.PT LIFTED A 40 POUND BATTERY CHARGER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Battery chargers
51 YOM, WORKING ON BATTERY CHARGER AT HOME, BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
CORNEAL AB-PULLING OUT PLUG TO DISCONNECT CAR CHARGER WHEN PLUG HIT PT IN THE EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Battery chargers, Computers
LAPTOP CHARGER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND AND SPARKS HIT FOREARM CAUSING ELEC TRIC BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Battery chargers
PT HAD A GOLF CART CHARGER FAL;L STRUCK IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO SCALP AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
PT HIT HEAD ON BATTERY CHARGER AT FRIENDS SHOP DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
STEPPED ON A PHONE CHARGER. DX FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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