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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WORKING ON A HOT WATER HEATER AND SUSTAINED A PW TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE WATER HEATER AND HAD AN EXPLOSION OF PROPANE ON HAND. DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | 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: Water heaters |
| LAC HAND ON HOT WATER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT BURNED HAND WHILE LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON HOT WATER HEATER. NO FD. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Water heaters |
| DROPPED HOT WATER HEATER ON HAND AT HOME, C/O HAND PAIN. DX-FRACTURE METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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