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Accidents - Generators or power plants - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:128Finger:88
Upper Trunk:80Elbow:75
Face:71All Of Body:30
Hand:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Generators or power plants
LIFTING GENERATOR - NOW HAS BACK PAIN. DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants, Carbon monoxide poisonings
DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR USING GENERATOR WHICH PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE WITH LEVEL OF 35
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Generators or power plants, Refrigerators
PT AT HOME TRYING TO START GENERATOR HIT ELBOW ON REFRIGERATOR/ DX AVULSION R ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants
RT HAND FX.PT WAS MOVING A GENERATOR AND INJURED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WITH CRUSHING INJURY AFTER SMASHING RIGHT 5TH FINGER WHILE WORKING O N GENERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Generators or power plants, Doors
PUSHING A DIESEL WELDING GENERATOR OUT THE DOOR AND THE CASTER WHEEL FE LL OFF THE GENERATOR, FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT STRAINED LOWR BACK WHEN PICKED UP A GENERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Generators or power plants
PT BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL, UNRESPONSIVE FROM CO POISONING FROM RUNNING GENERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/05/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Generators or power plants
PAIN TO CHEST FELL HITTING CHEST ON GENERATOR DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Generators or power plants
PT WAS TRYING TO PULL START A GENERATOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Generators or power plants
SLIPPED HITTING HIS CHIN ON THE HANDLE OF A GENERATOR. DX CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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