Accidents - Grills - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,594
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	496	Lower Arm:	330
Toe:	145	Hand:	139
Shoulder:	106	Ankle:	91
Upper Arm:	68	Upper Leg:	60
Lower Trunk:	31	Foot:	30
All Of Body:	30	Wrist:	15
Face:	15	Ear:	15
Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
PULLING BAR-B-QUE GRILL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
67 YO M FELL STRIKING EAR ON GRILL LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
FLAP LAC L MIDDLE FINGER - LID OF *** GRILL FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 73 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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills, Paper products
73 YO F CAUGHT NEWSPAPER ON FIRE FROM STOVEONTO GOWN BURN MULTIPLE SITES-NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
89 Y/O M C/O RIGHT ARM INJURY BARBQUE LID FELL ON ARM. DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Grills
55 YO M USING GRILL MASHED FINGER AMPUTATION FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
61 YOM USING OUTDOOR COOKER FLAME FLASHED BACK BURN FACE AND ARMS NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
TRIPPED & FELL HITTING ARM ON BBQ DX: LT. FOREARM SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
LAC TO R HAND & R 3RD FINGER ON BBQ PIT.LID FELL ON HAND.DX LAC OF L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
UNLOADING GRILL, SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER. DX LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
RT FOREARM SKIN TEAR-HIT ARM ON A GRILL @HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grills
66 YO FEMALE BANGED WRIST ON A GRILL FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
WALKED INTO THE GRILL AT HER GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
PT STRUCK RIGHT FOOT AGAINST A BAR B Q GRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Grills, Manual cleaning equipment
57 YO MALE HURT FINGER WHILE CLEANING GRILL WITH WIRE BRUSH CONTUSION RIGHT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
PT TRIED TO START BAR-B-Q GRILL LAC HAND ON GRILL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills, Gasoline
2ND DEG BURN TO ABD. PT THREW SOME GASOLINE ON A GRILL TO GET IT STARTE D AND THE FLAMES IGNITED SHIRT BURNING ABD. NO FD AT SCENE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grills
52 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN THE DOOR OF A BBQ GRILL FELL ON HIS LITTLE FING ER. FX. LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Grills
CLEANING GRILL INJ FINGER; INFECTED LT FINGER ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGRE BURN TO LT FOREARM WHILE USING A HOT GRILL THIS AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Grills
INJURED LIFTING A BAR BQ PIT DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
PT STATED HE BACKED AGAINST THE EXPOSED METAL EDGE OF A BARBECUE GRILL CUTTING HIS ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Grills
STUBBED TOE ON BASE OF A GRILL. TOE NAIL AVULSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills, Lighter fluids
POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON BBQ DX: 10% TBSA BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
BURNED R UPPER ARM AND HAND WHILE LIFTING A BARBEQUE TOO QUICKLY. THICKNESS BURN TO R UPPER EXTREMITIES $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Grills
70 Y/O B/M STRAINED SHOULDER WHIILE LIFTING A GRILL AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
PT WAS CLEANING GRILL AND CUT FINGER ON PC OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
PT WAS BURNED ON BBQ.DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND W/CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 66 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: Fracture
Product: Grills
A GRILL LID FELL ON PT'S HAND LAST NIGHT. DX LEFT 3RD FINGER POSSIBLEFX .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grills
ANKLE FRACTURE - WAS BARBEQUEING AND SLIPPED IN A MUD PUDDLE INJURING H IS LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
HIT ARM ON HOT B.B.Q. GRILL DX: BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Grills
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - GOT SMOKE IN EYES FROM GRILL AND NOW LEFT EYE IS RED AND IRRITATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Grills
PT INJURED SHOULDER MOVING GRILL, R ROTATOR CUFF INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grills
66 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FOOT LAC. PT INJ WHILE MOVING A GRILL @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
TRYING TO START A BARBECUE FIRE -GRILL -FIRE DEPT ATT NOT REC LEFT THIGH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Grills
PT WAS TAKING OUT BARBECUE GRILL A PC OF IT DROPPED ON HER TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Grills
52 Y/O F C/O BURN RIGHT FOREARM - BURNED FOREARM ON GRILL. DX: CELLULITIS RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Grills
PT BURNED HAND ON GRILL 2 WEEKS AGO; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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