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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 266
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 56 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: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING WITH A PANELBOARD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT ATTACHED MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOX WITH PLIERS & FELT SHOCK IN FINGERS AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| PT WAS OPENING CIRCUIT BOX AND A BOLT FELL OUT ON PT'S HEAD. DX: LACE RATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| 58YOM PANEL BOARD BEGAN TO ARCH,BEGAN TO MOVE AWAY,RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK ENTERED DISTAL FINGERS UP FOREARM;1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 54 YOM STUCK HAND IN FUSE BOX AT HIS HOME AND HIT 240V ELECTRIC SHOCK - BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| FOREARM BURN-WORKING ON ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN SPARKS HIT PT'S ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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