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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING A DRILL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| LACERATION TO THUMB WITH A DRILL BIT. DX LACERATION R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 20 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX PARTIAL EXTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE OF L MIDDLE FINGER: W DRILL'G A BOLT & DRILL BIT BROKE AND WINT THRU THE SECOND KNUCKLE ON MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WORKING IN GARAGE AT HOME, GRABBED ELECTRICAL CORD TO DRILL W/OUT KN OWING IT WAS FRAYED & THROWN BACKWARD; ELECTRIC INJURY, SCHAPHOID FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| CHIP FX LEFT THUMB-SUS FX AND PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB WHEN A DRILL BIT WENT THROUGH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRIC DRILL AND DRILL BIT WENT THROUGH FINGER, PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DROPPED A DRILL ONTO LEFT FOOT. D: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Fences or fence posts |
| WORKING WITH ELECTRIC DRILL BUILDING FENCE AT HOME, HURT HAND. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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