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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,832
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 11/02/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 31 YOM PT SUSTAINED TWITING INJURY USING POWER TOOL. FX R METACARPAL # 4. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 47 YO STATES WAS USING POWER TOOL AND CUT FINGER DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| L HAND BURN/34YOF PICKED UP A HEATING GUN FOR FLOORING AND BURNED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PAIN & SWELLING L HAND R/O F.B.: R/O OVERUSE SYNDROME, R/O INFECTION: 46YOM PAIN,SWELLING L HAND STARTED 3 DAYS AGO,USING JACKHAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HAMMER DRILL KICKED BACK AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON A POWER TOOL WHILE WORKING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN USING HIGH PRESSURE GREASE GUN AND SHOT GREASE INTO H AND AT HOME. DX: PNEUMOTRAUMA RT HAND /FT FINGER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT SUSTAINED HAND INJURY WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE HAND.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YO HISP MALE AT HOME CUTTING BLOCK WITH A POWER TOOL AND CUT R HAND DX HAND LACERATION WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DROPPED A JACK HAMMER ON HAND YESTERDAY. DX-CONTUSION AND HEMATOMA HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 35 YO MALE CUT HAND USING A POWER TOOL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 YO MALE WAS WORKING ON A SELF CLEARING DRAIN AND ELECTRICAL SNAKE SNAPPED - PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HIT HAND WITH HAMMER-TWICE-CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT CUT HAND W/POWER TOOL. DX: L HAND LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, House repair or construction materials |
| 50 YO MALE HAD JACK HAMMER FALL ON FINGERS WHEN CUTTING CEMENT CRUSH INJURY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND WITH HAMMER DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED HAND WITH A POWER TOOL AT HOME, DX; DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT CUT HAND ON A POWER TOOL TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC PT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN BY MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PW LEFT HAND.PT INJURED HAND WITH AN AIR HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 28 YOM LACERATED LEFT HAND WHILE USING A POWER TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED HAND WITH A POWER TOOL AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC L PALM WHILE USING AIR CHISEL @ HOME, WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON A POWER *** TOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT WAS BLASTING BRICKS WITH SAND BLASTER AND BLASTED HAND WITH THE SAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| LAC R PALM; WORKING WITH AIR IMPACT TOOL @ HOME WHICH SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT HAND WITH A POWER TOOL DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT USING HEATING GUN ON HOUSE TO REMOVE PAINT AND BURNT HANDS AND FINGE RS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PW RIGHT HAND. PT INJURED HAND ON A SCREW GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT RECEIVED OPEN WOUND FROM POWER HAND TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED HAND WITH A POWER TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 30 YO M USING A RACHET SLIPPED AND INJURED HAND FX HAND,CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DREMMEL TOOL. DX; L.HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT C/O SCREWW GUN TO LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT PALM PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT HIT HAND W/DREMMEL TOOL. DX: L HAND LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| RT.HAND TRAUMA PT. WHILE USING A CHIPHAMMER BLUNT TRAUMA RT.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT LEFT HAND WHEN POWER TOOL KICKED BACK DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| WORKING ON A RACE CAR AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN PRESS DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| CUT HAND ON AN AIR POWER TOOL DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2001 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2000 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/1999 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/1999 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1997 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1997 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 04/07/1997 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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