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Accidents - Power sanders - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:285Finger:207
Eyeball:68Lower Leg:34
Wrist:33Lower Arm:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A POWER SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT SUST LACERATION TO WRIST FROM ELECTRIC SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/26/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 08/27/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 08/24/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 08/10/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 07/12/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 07/03/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LEFT FINGER LAC. USING POWER SANDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 05/08/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 03/23/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/03/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 02/10/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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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