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Accidents - Diesel fuels - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 527
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:164Eyeball:136
Hand:86All Of Body:72
Upper Trunk:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Diesel fuels
43 YO MALE INHALED DIESEL FUELS EXPOSURE TO NOXIOUS FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Diesel fuels
1. ABRASION LT HAND 2. LYMPHANGITIS - FELL IN GRAVEL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD, WORKS WITH DIESEL FUEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Diesel fuels, Gasoline
PT PUT DIESEL/GAS MIXTURE ONTO WOOD PILE, LIT PAPER AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS FACE/BILAT HANDS 4% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Diesel fuels
MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK STRAIN, SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD OF TRUCK WET FROM DIESEL FUEL, DROPPED TO FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Diesel fuels
GOT DIESEL FUEL SPLASHED IN EYES AND CAUSED CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Diesel fuels, Fuel storage tanks
PT HOLDING DIESEL FUEL TANK THAT WAS LEAKING FOR HALF HOUR, HOME FUEL H YDROCARBON INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/17/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Diesel fuels
PT. STATES HE WAS PUTTING DIESEL FUEL TO A BRUSH FIRE AND THE FLAME CAM E BACK IN HIS FACE. DX. BURN FACE R HAND. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Diesel fuels, Eyeglasses
ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A BONFIRE W/DIESEL FUEL BY THROWING LIT STICK ON ITA T 2000, BLEW UP IN FACE, WEARING EYEGLASSES. DX MAJOR BURNS, ? FD.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Diesel fuels
SPLASHED DIESEL FUEL IN EYES, FACE AND CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Diesel fuels
PT DX INHALATION OF DIESEL FUMES - C/O DIZZINESS AND GENERAL WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Diesel fuels
FLAME BURN RIGHT HAND. POURED DIESEL FUEL ON FIRE WHICH THEN FLARED UP. NO FD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/12/2003Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Diesel fuels
DIESEL FUEL TO FACE DX. DIESEL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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