Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	98	Hand:	76
All Of Body:	41

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT WAS WALKING AT HOME AND TRIPPED STRIKING RIGHT FOURTH FINGER AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL BOX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 53 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
TONIGHT DURING AN ELECTRICAL STORM HAD R HAND ON ELECRICAL BOX, THINKS SHE GOT SHOCKED, TINGLING, BURN MARKS ON R HAND & FINGER. DX ELEC SHOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT STRUCK LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM AN ELECTRICAL BOX HE WAS W ORKING WITH AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
PT CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME LACERATION FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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