Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	21
6-15 years old:	48
16-25 years old:	152
26-50 years old:	562
50+ years old:	152

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	193	Finger:	175
Pubic Region:	139	Eyeball:	109
Face:	106	Ear:	98
Toe:	37	Foot:	30
Upper Leg:	15	All Of Body:	15
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
6YOM W/RAISED BUMPS ON SCALP X1 WK, HAIR CUT TO A MOHAWK AND MULT BUMPS ALONG CLOSELY SHAVED/BUZZED SIDES; INGROWN HAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
31YOM WITH ABRASION AFTER GOING TO BARBER CUT WITH CLIPPERS DX: ABRASIO N TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX LAC FINGER: 33YOF APPROX 3CM V-SHAPED LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER, CUT W NEW HAIR CUT'G SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
39YOM WAS GETTING HAIR CUT WITH CLIPPERS AT SALON AND SKIN TAG WAS SHAVED OFF/ AVULSION OF SKIN ON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
WAS KNICKED IN THE NECK WITH HAIR CLIPPERS WHILE GETTING HAIR CUT ABRASION NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CLIPPED TOENAILS TOO FAR DOWN AND PULLED SOME SKIN OFF AROUND TOENAI L, TOE IS SWOLLEN. DX. CELLULITIS TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT HAD MOUSTACHE TRIMMED AND SUSTAINED FACIAL SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
HER BROTHER STUCK HAIR CLIPPERS INTO HER LT EAR- DRIED BLOOD IN EAR DX; EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
2 YO MALE GETTING HAIR CUT BY DAD - DAD UNPLUGGING CLIPPERS (NOT ON) AN D HIT PTS EYE. DX CORNEAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CUT HAIR WITH DIRTY HAIR CLIPPERS AT MISSION FOLLICULITIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT WAS CLIPPING HAIR AND LAC LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers, Tables
HAIR CLIPPERS FELL OFF TABLE ONTO FOOT, LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT STATES THE "TRIMMER CUT ME" - DX STI LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT STATES WAS ELECTRCUTED WHILE UNPLUGGING HAIR CLIPPERS 1 DAY PTA C/O SWELLING TO L 1ST FINGER DX CELLULITIS L INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS ON PUBIC AREA AND DEVELOPED RASH AND FOLLI CULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT PRESENT TO AFTER A CUT TO FINGER FROM HEAD CLIPPER TODAY- DX- FRACTU RE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
73YO WHITE MALE TRIMMING EYEBROW & CUT R EYEBROW DX PUNCTURE WOUND R UPPER EYELID-ACUTE BLEEDING RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
59 YOF, USING HAIR CLIPPERS, FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
61 YOF CUT TOENAILS WITH NEW CLIPPER AND CUT TOO SHORT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EAR AFTER BEING CUT WITH HAIR CLIPPERS WHILE GETTING A HAIRCUT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LAST NIGHT WHILE GETTING SHAVED, CLIPPERS FELL OUT OF CUTTER'S HAND AND HIT PT IN R EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
TRIEDAND IRRITATION TO EYE TO CLIP INGROWN EYELASH REDNESS ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX SYNCOPE: IN BARBER CHAIR, GET'G HAIRCUT, CLIPPER KNICKED HIS EARS SM AMNT OF BLD; PT SAW BLD & LOOKED PALE & DIAPHORETIC, THEN SYNCOPIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
HAS LAC TO L EAR FROM HAIR CLIPPERS WHILE DAD WAS CUTTING HAIR DX- LA C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
18 YOM HAD HAIRCUT BY COUSIN WITH UNCLEAN CLIPPERS RING WORM SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CUT SCROTUM WHILE USING A HAIR BUZZER DX/ SCROTAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT LAC SCROTUM WITH A PAIR OF CLIPPERS WHILE GROOMING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT WAS GETTING HIS HAIR CUT WHEN THE CLIPPERS NICKED A MOLE ON TOP OF P TS HEAD. SCALP WAS BLEEDING AT SITE. NOW CONTROLLED. DX SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE/ URI: MOP WOULD LIKE BUMPS TO BACK OF HEAD EVAL'D NOTICED YTDY AFTER GET'G HAIRCUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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