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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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