INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH HAZARDS INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES

NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) recently examined data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) on cases involving injuries associated with motor vehicle batteries. NEISS data on persons treated in hospital emergency rooms for these injuries were examined to determine the action or activity involved in producing the injury, the injury diagnosis and severity, the body region most often injured, and the age of the injured person. The types of injuries sustained can be described by four general categories: battery explosions, chemical burns and/or contamination resulting from contact with battery acid, muscle strains and or crush type injuries associated with lifting or dropping the battery, and electrical shock from contacting battery cables and or posts. Charging and jump starting the battery were responsible for 31% and 26% of injuries, respectively.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Tables;
  • Pagination: 3 p.
  • Serial:
    • Research Note
    • Publisher: National Center for Statistics and Analysis

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00742400
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 491
  • Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 21 1997 12:00AM