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Injuries Associated With Hazards Involving Motor Vehicle Batteries
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1997-07-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00742400
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-Statistics;
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Abstract:National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National Center for
Statistics recently examined data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's
(CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance (NEISS) on cases involving
injuries burns and/or contamination resulting from associated with motor
vehicle batteries. The data on injuries associated with due to motor vehicle
batteries were obtained through an agreement between NHTSA and CPSC to collect
data on injuries associated with specific motor vehicle hazards that are
non-crash related. The types of injuries sustained can be described by five
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. Persons injured as a result of
battery explosions, the type of injury of particular interest to NHTSA,
comprised the larges of the five general categories. 3p.
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