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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,661
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 58 YOM SYNCOPE EPISODE S/P DOING ELECTRIC WORK AT HOME WITH ELECTRIC WI RES, PT WAS NOT ELECTRICUTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 58YOM, WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL UINT @ PARENT'S HOUSE&GOT SHOC KED X3>>ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 60 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 60 YOM TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE AND FELL 6 FEET. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | 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, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 68YOM WORKING ON HIS LIGHTSWITCH IN THE GARAGE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS AN D FELT A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY WITH CHEST PAIN ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/06/2009 | 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: 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: 09/15/2008 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Medical equipment, general |
| NS: STATES DIDN'T KNOW ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS BAD WHEN HE TOUCHED IT, RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK,HAS PACEMAKER,CHEST UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GRABBED A 120 VOLT LIVE WIRE-WAS SHOCKED-FELL TO THE G ROUND-WAS UNABLE TO GET UP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT'S SAILBOAT MAST HIT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AT THE MARINA & PT WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R PTX, ELECTROCUTION W/3% FULL THICK BURNS BIL FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 TURNED ON LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT A SHOCK YESTERDAY TO HAS TINGLING IN ARM AND CHEST PAIN DX// ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PRESENTED WITH NUMBING SENSATION AND HEAD PAIN., CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERI ENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL COPPER WIRE FROM ABANDONED/VANDALIZED TRANSFORMER BOX. DX: ELECTROCUTION, L FOREARM LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| GARAGE FIRE SMOKE INHALATION MILD WIRES BETWEEN ELECTRIC BOX & METER IN BASEMENT CAUGHT FIRE. FD THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Soldering equipment |
| APARTMENT NEXT DOOR HAD FIRE. WAS TOLD ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE HIT BY SOL DERING GUN ..FIRE DEPT.RESPONDED C/0 SMOKEINHALATION SOB |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS BEHIND MONASTERY IN WOODED AREA , PULLING UP ELECTRICAL WIRING F OUND DOWN DX SYCOPE VS SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CHEST PAIN,HOUSE POSSIBLY OLD WIRING IN HOUSES, FUSES BLEW OFTEN, FIRE, FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT INTOXICATED, TOUCHED 277 DC VOLT WIRE, NOW HAS CHEST DISCOMFORT AND NUMBNESS IN LT HAND, ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-SHOCKED WHILE WORKING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM ELECTRICAL WIREING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 56 YOMC WAS WORKING ON HIS BASEMENT WITH THE WIRING AND SUDDENLY FELT D IZZY WITH EPIGASTRIC AND ABDOMINAL PAIN/ ABDOMINAL PAIN & DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Ladders |
| PT FELL 12 FT FROM LADDER AFTER TOUCHING 220V ELECTRICAL GROUND LINE AT HOME. DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY, ABR R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 52 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, Tractors |
| 52 YO WM - POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOCK - WAS "***" & LIVE WIRE H IT TRACTOR - TIRE BLOWN OUT - C/O NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS - NO BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 61 Y.O. W MALE W/ELECTRIC SHOCK. PT WAS DOING SOME WORK AROUND HIS HOUS E, CUTTING SOME INSULATION W/A BOX CUTTER & ACC CUT ELECTRIC WIRE. PT A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT GETTING HAIR DONE IN BEAUTY SHOP & RANG BELL, ACUTELY SOB FROM FUMES. DX ACUTE SOB, RESPIRATORY FAILURE, COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2001 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2001 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2000 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/1999 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/27/1999 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1999 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/1998 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/1997 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/1997 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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