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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 286
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A BUFFER AT A STORE. DX-LEFT ANKLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| PT WITH BURN ABRASIONS TO LT FOREARM, GOT CAUGHT UNDER FLOOR BUFFER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIB PAIN. WAS BUFFING FLOOR, FELL ON WET FLOOR, HIT ON BUFFER. DX;CHEST WALL CONT/ RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| 22 Y/O M C/O PAIN IN FOOT - HIT FOOT ON FLOOR BUFFER. DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| PT ATTACKED BY OUT OF CONTROL FLOOR BUFFER HIT ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| DX LEFT 4TH TOE AVULSION: BUFFING FLOOR AT HOME, BAREFOOT, RAN OVERTOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| STUDENT HIT INGROWN TOENAIL WITH FLOOR BUFFER MACHINE LAST NIGHT.D: CEL LLULITIS, INGROWN TOENAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| CUT LEFT ARM ON BUFFER, COMPLAINS OF PAIN. LEFT WRIST AND THUMBSTRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| LIFTED A FLOOR BUFFER AMD STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials |
| R HIP PAIN. MAY HAVE INJURED WHILE BUFFING FLOOR. DX; R HIP PAIN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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