Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,055
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	254
Year 1998:	282
Year 1999:	247
Year 2000:	430
Year 2001:	258
Year 2002:	286
Year 2003:	360
Year 2004:	303
Year 2005:	293
Year 2006:	407
Year 2007:	257
Year 2008:	248
Year 2009:	269
Year 2010:	156

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	62
6-15 years old:	122
16-25 years old:	907
26-50 years old:	2,021
50+ years old:	940

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	687	Finger:	473
Hand:	473	Foot:	358
Eyeball:	258	Upper Trunk:	248
Face:	243	Lower Leg:	237
Toe:	217	Shoulder:	141
Ankle:	113	Lower Arm:	109
Knee:	84	Wrist:	78
Upper Arm:	74	Pubic Region:	66
Upper Leg:	56	Neck:	49
Head:	42	All Of Body:	21
Mouth:	19

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
33 YOF HAD FOOT RUN OVER BY A FLOOR WAXING MACHINE AT GROCERY STORE. DX: L FOOT CONT/CRUSH, LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
45 YOM BUFFING FLOOR ONE WEEK AGO AND PULLED LOW BACK ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
BIL HAND STRAIN-26YOM C/O PN AND SWELLING TO BIL HANDS AFTER BUFFING FL OORS WITH A MACHINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
DX SPRAIN SH/ARM: 24YOM ACUTE ONSET OF PN TO L SH AFTER FLOOR BUFFER WENT OUT OF CTRL & TWISTED ARM W HE W HOLD' HANDLE; FELT POP IN ANT SH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
44YOM TWISTED BACK WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
UNCLEAR WHAT JET WAX IS - CHILD POSSIBLY INGESTED A SMALL AMOUNT AT HOM E DX: TOOK LABS, D/C STABLE TOLD TO FOLLOW UP WITH PMD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DAD TURNED ON FLOOR BUFFER, IT SPUN HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD, NO LOC; HE AD INJURY, FOREHEAD BUMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
STRAINED ANKLE AND KNEE WHEN FELL OVER A FLOOR BUFFER AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
18 YOM HIT IN L EYE WITH BUFFER WHEEL CORNEAL ACRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
WALKING HANDLE OF A FLOOR BUFFER & HAS PAIN. RIB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
FOOT INJURY FROM FOOT GETTING RUN OVER WITH BUFFER AT ***. DX-ACUTE FOO T CONTUSION, FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT WAS SEATED IN AIRPORT AND CARPET CLEANER BUFFER ACCIDENTALLY HIT ANKLE DX. ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
R KNEE PAIN, TWISTED PUTTING BUFFER IN CLOSET DX; KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 48 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
LEFT FOOT CONT. PT DROPPED HIS FLOOR BUFFER ONTO FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
56 YO MALE SLIPPED WHILE BUFFING FLOOR THIS MORNING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING BUFFING MACHINE ON FLOOR TODAY WHEN IT GOT AWAY FROM PT AND WR ENCHED ARM. D: MUSCLE STRAIN, ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRAUMA RT.HAND.2ND.DIGIT.PT.REFERS WITH FLOOR BUFFERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Stairs or steps
PT BUFFERING STEP AT HOME HAS FOREIGN BODY IN EYE RT EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A FLOOR WAXER KNEE STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
LACERATION RT.HAND 2ND AND 3RD.FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
C/O PT STATES FELL WHILE BUFFING THE FLOOR DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
C/O PT STATES ANOTHER PERSON TURNED ON BUFFER AND IT HIT NOSE DX NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT HAND CAUGHT IN BUFFER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRAUMA LT.FOOT.PT.REFERS WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER (MACHINE)FELL ON FO OT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Lockers
HAND SMASHED BETWEEN HANDLE OF FLOOR SCUBBER AND LOCKER/ LAC LT RTH DIGITI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
SPRAINS SHOULDER USING A BUFFER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
USING FLOOR BUFFER MACHINE AND IT KICKED BACK AND HANDLE STRUCK ABDOMEN CONTUSION ABDOMINAL WALL/KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK ON A FLOOR BUFFER AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
PT WAS BUFFING FLOORS AT HOME AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
HIT IN NOSE WITH FLOOR BUFFER AT FRIEND'S HOME FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT DX CHEMICAL VAOPR EXPOSURE - C/O SORE THROAT AND CHEST PAIN TIGIHTNESS S/P EXPOSED FROM VAPOR FROM FLOOR WAX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO HAND FROM A BUFFER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Day wear
USING BUFFER AND SWEAT SHIRT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT. DX. FX R DISTAL PHALAN X #5, CONT R THUMB, HAND, FH, SMALL FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 43 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
HIT IN RIBS WITH FLOOR BUFFER THIS AM. THORAX CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL X2 WHILE BUFFING FLOORS, R KNEE PAIN DX; R KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
LEFT HAND CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO LEFT HAND WHEN SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRU CK BY A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
WOUND LT,FINGERNAIL.PT.REFERS WHILE USING FLOOR MACHINE BUFFERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT TRIPPED OVER A BUFFER & FELL DX: FRACTURED RIGHT PUBIC BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT HAS LBP AFTER LIFTING A FLOOR BUFFER LAST PM. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Tables
28 YO MALE HAD BUFFER GO OUT OF CONTROL AND FELL INTO TABLE CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
22 YEAR OLD MALE HURT SHOULDER WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
CONTUSION HIIP - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT HIP PAIN RADIATING DOWN THIG H - WAS USING A FLOOR POLISHER AND WAS KNOCK OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION: CAUGHT HAND IN BUFFER AT OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRAUMA FOREHEAD.PT.REFERS HITTING FOREHEAD WITH FLOOR BUFFER MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT RAN INTO FLOOR BUFFER AT SCHOOL. DX: L LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: BUFFER HANDLE FELL AGAINST HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
WOUND LT.HAND.PT,REFERS WHILE USING A FLOOR MACHINE BUFFER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT 2ND FINGER SPR. PT WAS USING A BUFFER ON FLOOR AND IT CAUGHT FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
25 YO MALE HAD CORD AROUND NECK WHILE USING BUFFING MACHINE AND GOT CAUGHT - ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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
PATIENT WAS WAXING FLOORS USING A BUFFER WHICH JERKED HIS BACK. DX-ACUTE LUMBER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DROPPED FLOOR BUFFER ON HAND DX. HAND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT WORKING A "FLOOR STRIPPER" (POLISHER). ACUTE LT FOREARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
58 YO M FLOOR BUFFER RAN OVER FOOT TODAY. DX L FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO NOSE AFTER BUMPING INTO A BUFFER MACHINE WHILE SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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
PT INJURED TOE ONE WEEK AGO WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER WITHOUT WEARING SH OES. D: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
BUFFER KICKED BACK WHILE POLISHING AIRPLANE DX: FOREHEAD LAC. / NOSE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/24/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2001	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2000	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2000	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/1999	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1999	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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