Accidents - Boilers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,941
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	62
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	286
Year 2003:	278
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	195
Year 2006:	146
Year 2007:	250
Year 2008:	268
Year 2009:	115
Year 2010:	193

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	453	Hand:	302
Finger:	224	Head:	173
Face:	170	Lower Trunk:	134
Lower Leg:	128	Lower Arm:	119
Upper Trunk:	89	Toe:	69
Eyeball:	32	Foot:	23
Shoulder:	19

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Boilers
54YOM, C/O EYE FB SENS S/P WAS CLEANING THE BOILER&FELT SOMETHING GOT I NTO EYE>>CHEM CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
52 Y/O/F BOILER STARTED SMOKING PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE COHB 0.8 DX/ SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Boilers
57 YO M, C/O DIZZINESS, PT STATES HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BOILER, DX VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Boilers
55 YOF DX POISONING BY UNSPECIFIED SEDATIVE OR HYPNOTIC - DUE TO SMOKE COMING OUT OF BOILER AT HOME TODAY.FIRE DEPT ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
59YOM, REPORTS WAS PICKING UP A BOILER&CUT FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Boilers
61 YR OLD FEMALE DX TOXIC EFFECT OF GASES,FUMES,OR VAPORS - INHALED FUMES WHEN TURNED ON BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Boilers
PT DX RT EYE PAIN/REDNESS/F.B SENSATION - 59 YR OLD BLACK MALE W/HX OF BOILER EXPLODED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HIS FACE PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
59YOM BURNED (R) HAND & FOREARM ON STEAM FROM BOILER DX;# INFECTED 2 ND DEGREE BURN (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
PT MOVING A BOILER AT DUMP AND INJURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 10/28/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: 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: 10/25/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: 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: 09/29/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: 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: 09/05/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 06/29/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
SMOKE INHALATION FROM BROKEN BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
BOILER FLAME BLEW UP INTO FACE. DX. BURN TO FACE AND HEAD, SMOKE INHALA TION. NO FD MENTIONED. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
WAS BURNING WOOD AND OPENED DOOR OF BOILER INHALED FUMES ANOXIA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT DROPPED A BOILER ON HIS CHEST. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
LACERATION SCALP-STOOD UP INTO VENT ON "BOILER" CUT SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 52 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: Poisoning
Product: Boilers
P/W COUGHT, SOB S/P FUNNY SMELL IN THE BASEMENT, FROM BROKEN BOILER " TOXIC INHALATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Boilers
78YOF FELL IN YARD HIT HAND ON WASH BOILER INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Boilers
AVULSION R 5TH FINGER, PT GOT CAUGHT IN A BOILER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWE LLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD ON BOILER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
CUT ARM ON BOILER DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
PULLING A BOILER AND FELT A POP IN LEG DX: L LOWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
BOILER EXPLODED .DX . 2ND DEGREE BURN R ARM AND FINGERS. LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT HIT HEAD ON BOILER WHILE TRYING TO GET UP, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX INHALATION OF SMOKE - DUE TO SMOKE COMING OUT OF BOILER A WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
SMOKE INHALATION, VIA EMS, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A DEFECTIVE BOILER AT HOME, C/O SOB, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, NO LOC, NO FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
CUT FINGER WHILE WORKING ON BOILER AT HOME DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
BURNED WHILE LIGHTING BOILER. DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND HAND A ND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Boilers
DROPPED 300LB BOILER ON RT TOE. OPEN FX RT BIG TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
65 Y/O W/M WAS LIGHTING GAS BOILER WHEN IT ACCIDNETALLY BLEW UP SUSTAIN ED BURNS TO FACE FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - PT C/O INHALING FUMES FROM BURNING BOILER AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON.FIRE DEPT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - DUE TO BURNING TO SMOKE FROM BURNING BOILER AT HOME.FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
RT HAND CHEST & FACIAL BURNS-AT CHURCH-"WORKING ON BOILER WHEN IT EXPLODED"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
PT C/O FACIAL BURNS TO GAS BOILER ACCIDENT,IT EXPLODED WHILE PATIENTAS LIGHTING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Boilers
PT SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - S/P BURN ON BOILER X2 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Boilers
PT RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL IN BACK YARD WHILE PICKING UP A BOILER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
=56YOM SMASHED FINGER IN BOILER DOOR AND PIECE OF WOOD DX/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1997	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Boilers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/1997	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Boilers, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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