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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
72YOF TRIPPED OVER WIRE CELLULITIS LEG |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
TRYING TO GET DOOR BELL,TWISTED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX HIP |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 61 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: Electric Shock |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT RECIEVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN USING A DOOR BELL, ELECTRICAL SHOCK THROUGH RIGHT HAND INTO BODY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT WAS GOING TO ANSWER THE DOORBELL, TURNED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT H OME, HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
73YOF WAS WALKING IN THE DARK AND WHILE REACHING FOR A LIGHTSWITCH SHE FELL SYSTAINED A CONTUSION TO UPPER BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Manual scissors |
60YO WHITE MALE WAS CUTTING 240 VOLT CONDUIT,HOLDING SCISSORS,240 VOLT WAS STILL ACTIVE WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS,C/O CHEST PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
56Y/O,M,FEELS OFF BALANCE & NUMB L ARM, 2 WEEKS AGO WAS SHOCKED BY 120 LIGHT SWITCH, MULTILEVEL CERVICAL DISC DISEASE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT WAS REACHING FOR A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL FORWARD ONTO LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electric heaters |
HAS PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE IN HEATER PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
PT REACHED FOR LIGHT SWITCH, WENT TO SIT BACK DOWN ON BED, MISSED AND F ELL ON FLOOR, OCCURED AT HOME, CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT DROPPED AN ELECTRICAL PANEL COVER ONTO LEFT FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
57YOM, STRIPPING ELECTRICAL WIRE, LACERATION FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC WIRE. LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
TRIPPED OVER WIRE AT ***CONTUSION ELBOW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT WAS MOVING TRANSFORMER AND FELT A "POP" IN (R) SIDE LOWER BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Outdoor antennas |
PT WAS STRINGING SOME WIRE FOR HIS SATELLITE DISH WHEN LADDER MOVED. DX: L TIBIAL PLATEAU FX. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
89 YOM WENT TO BATHROOM AND REACHED FOR LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL SUSTAININ G A FRACTURED HIP |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HANDS, CAME IN CONTACT W/POWER LINES TRYING TO GET ON ROOF DX: SEVERE ELECTRICAL BURNS |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
GOT NECK CAUGHT ON WIRES DOWN FROM STORM. DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
REACHING FOR AN ELECTRIC SWITCH, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A CORNER OF A SHELF>>CHI/LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT TRIPPED ON CABLE WIRES AT HOME AND FELL INJURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND FX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 52 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, Elec |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
52Y/O,M,BURN TO HAND FROM ELECTRICAL WIRES AT HOME, 3RD DEGREE BURN L H AND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
LOW BACK STRAIN: INSTALLING LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME YESTERDAY, FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS LOW BACK, PAIN LOW BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 56 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: Electric Shock |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT FLIPPED ELECTRIC SWITCH, FELT PAIN TO HAND, ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT HAS A LEFT HIP PROSTHETIC DEVICE WAS BENDING DOWN FIXING AN ELECTRIC AL BOX AND IT POPPED OUT OF PLACE DISLOCATED HIP PROSTHESIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
PT WAS LAYING WITH HER CAT WHEN THE DOORBELL RAN SHE GOT UP QUICKLY TO ANSWER THE DOOR BELL AND STARTLED THE CAT SUSTAINED A LEG AVULSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
PT VISITING FAMILY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON A LIGHTSWITCH AND FELL TO THE FLOOR ONTO CHEST ADMITTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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