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Accidents - Boilers - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:134Head:59
Lower Trunk:58Hand:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Boilers
PT FELL AT HOME HIT HEAD ON BOILER + LOC DX// CONCUSSION SCALP LAC PN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT HAD TROUBLE WITH BOILER SMOKE IN GARAGE PT HAD TROUBLE BREATHING CO LEVEL 0.1 DX// CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
INJURED BACK 2 DAYS AGO WHILE INSTALLING A "BOILER"---ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOILER , TWISTED BACK SPRAIN LUMBAR #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
WORKING ON OWN BOILER WHEN ACCIDENTALLY BURNT HAND ON A WATER UNDERPRES SURE>> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
SMOKE INHALATION FROM BROKEN BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers, Gas ranges or ovens
PT RECENTLY MOVED INTO NEW APT AND HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BOILER & STOVE & HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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