Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 907
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	106
Year 1998:	94
Year 1999:	18
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	67
Year 2002:	235
Year 2003:	135
Year 2004:	61
Year 2006:	40
Year 2007:	30
Year 2009:	82
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Toe:	161	Eyeball:	148
Hand:	125	Foot:	85
Finger:	73	Wrist:	60
Face:	47	Shoulder:	32
Lower Leg:	29	Head:	21
Mouth:	19	Upper Leg:	18
Lower Trunk:	18	Lower Arm:	16
Neck:	16	Upper Trunk:	15
Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/06/2003	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: 07/13/2003	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: 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: 09/01/2002	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/11/1997	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

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