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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,929
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 45YOM A WEEK AGO HAD A JACK HAMMER FALL ON RIGHT HAND INJURED SECOND FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Eye protection devices |
| DX FB EYE S/P REMOVAL: 26YOM USING CHISEL TYPE AIR HAMMER FOR METAL P/W FB SENSATION IN L EYE. HAD SAFTEY GLASSES BUT NOT WRAP AROUND TYPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 33YOF INJ FINGER WITH *** TOOLDX: FINGER FX DX: FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Log splitters |
| 44 YOM PRESENTED TO THE ER WITH WOOD INJURY TO THE RT EYE DX - RT EYE C ORNUAL ABRASION W/ F.B. REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 31YOM-CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS FROM POWER TOOL BLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 26YO HISP MALE AT HOME A JACKHAMMER FELL ON FOOT DX CONTUSION - FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 31 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS TRYING TO USE A JACKHAMMER AND IT KIC K BACK AND INJURED LT SHOULDER- DX- CONTUSION & ABRASION LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 45YOM WAS DOING WOODWORK AT HOME AND PUNCTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A SCREW GUN, ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT INDEX FINGER, TRANSFER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Fences or fence posts |
| CHI:SCALP CONT; 35YOM INSTALLING FENCE @ HOME TODAY,OPERATING A POST POUNDER, DEVICE CAME OFF POST, STRUCK PT ON TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 44YOF HAS LAC TO (L) RING FINGER FROM A CUTTING TOOL DX;* (L) RING F INGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 45 YO M, C/O CUT TO RIGHT HAND, WAS WORKING AT HOME CUTTING "SHIELDS" W HEN POWER TOOL SLIPPED AND CUT HAND, DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 43 YO M, WHO REGULARLY FEELS "SHOCKS" THRU OUT BODY, HAD SHOCK AND FELL HITTING FLANK ON POWER TOOLS. NOW LOW BACK PAIN. DX; BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 26 Y/O FEMALE CUT FINGER ON A POWER TOOL AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 26YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHEN USING IMPACT WRENCH ON CAR AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 45 YOM SUS LOW BACK STRAIN AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 50YOM SUSTAINED LIP LACERATION WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS MOUTH WITH A P OWER TOOL@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 47YOM HAS ABDOMINAL PAIN AFTER LIFTING JACK HAMMER ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 26YOM WAS HIT IN MOUTH WITH JACK HAMMER HANDLE 1 MONTH PTA DX: FB UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 40 YO F GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN POWER TOOL. DX FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 39 YOF W/SAFETY GLASSES WAS USING POWER TOOL AND WAS HIT IN FACE W/ METAL. DX: 3 CM FACIAL LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 41 Y/O M HIT FACE ON JACKHAMMER FACIAL CONT, FX NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 49 YO M, C/O RIGHT KNEE PAIN AFTER A JACK HAMMER ON IT LAST FRIDAY, DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 28YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING CUTTING TOOL DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 35YOM WHILE USING JACKHAMMER A PIECE OF CONCRETE FLEW UP IN LT EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 40YOM LAC LAC TO LT FOREARM FROM A *** CUTTING WHEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 45 Y/O/M CUT ARM ON POWER TOOL THAT KICKED BACK AT HOME DX/ LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Pipes |
| 44YOM-THUMB LAC-CUT ON *** TOOL WHILE CUTTING A METAL PIPE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 47YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER WORKING 5 DAYS AGO W/ "JACKHAMMER" DX;# LUMBAR STRAIN (NOT STATED WORK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 27 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN STRUCK IT WITH A JACK HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 43 Y/O MALE WAS USING A ELECTRIC SCREW GUN AND TWISTED WRIST AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 48YOWM CRUSHED L HAND 2ND DIGIT IN 800 LB MILL THIS EVENING AT HOME. D X. LAC L 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 36YO HISP MALE C/O CHEST PAIN FOR 3 DAYS,STS USING JACK HAMMER LAST 3 DAYS,+ETOH, DX ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN, ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 43 YOM DEVELOPED RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER. SPRAIN, RT . WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 43 Y/O M FELL AGAINST JACKHAMMER FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 27YOM IN MACHINIST SCHOOL MILLING ACCIDENTLY CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER TIP; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Clothing accessories |
| 29 YOM USING A JACKHAMMER WHEN A WIRE SLID UNDED HIS GLOVES AND CUT HAND. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND PALM OF HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 42YO HISP MALE AT HOME USING JACK HAMMER & INJURED R KNEE 3 DAYS AGO DX KNEE INJURY - BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 31 Y/O/M C/O LOWER BACK & SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER DX: LUMBAR & R SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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