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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A POWER SANDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO WRIST FROM ELECTRIC SANDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC SANDER AT HOME WHLE SANDING CABINETS. DX: LACER ATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 44 Y M WITH WOOD SPLINTERS IN HAND FROM SANDING. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 49 Y M WAS SANDING RUST OF OF MEATAL AND HIT HAND ON SANDER. DX: ABRASION TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT WOODWORKING AT HOME WHEN SMASHED FINGER ON PIECE OF WOOD FROM BELT S ANDER. D:DISTAL TUFT FX, FINGER, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders |
| WAS USING ELECTRIC SANDER, METAL GRINDING, AND GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER ON BELT SANDER. DX: AVULSION LAC 2 CM R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| LEFT FINGER LAC. USING POWER SANDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| USING A FLOOR SANDER AT HOME AND THE HANDLE STRUCK PATIENT'S HAND. DX ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURY RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT ABRADED KNEE W/BELT SANDER 1 MO AGO. DX: ABSCESS W/CELLULITIS R LEG. HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 34 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power sanders |
| USING ELECTRIC SANDER AND DROVE SPLINTER UNDER FINGER NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT FOREARM TENDONITIS-AFTER USING A FLOOR SANDER ON FLOOR-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | 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: Power sanders |
| AVULSED NAIL ON BELT SANDER AVULSED LT THUMB NAIL, SPRAIN LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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