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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 991
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| MVC-FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE SANDING, HIT FACE WITH LOC DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| EYE HIT WITH F.B. WHILE USING SANDER DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O REDNESS AND DISCOMFORT TO RT EYE AFTER SANDING FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 45 YOWF GOT R 4TH FINGER IN SANDER. DX. AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PIECE OF METAL IN EYE AFTER USING BELT SANDER CORNEAL F B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO FINGER BY A SANDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT C/O INJURY TO ARM WITH METAL SANDING TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 47 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 47YOM-AVULSION LEFT 3RD FINGER TIP=SLICED OFF WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE CUT TING SAND PAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| DX:R THUMB LAC. SANDER FELL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 42 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| DX: L 3RD FINGER CONTUSION. TUBBED FINGER AGAINST SANDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SANDING WOOD AT HOME AND GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER. D:FOREIGN BODY, FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT DOING SANDBLASTING & IS CONCERNED SHE MAY HAVE INHALED FUMES. ACUTE CHEST PAIN, MOST LIKELY MUSCULOSKELETAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT C/O LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE AFTER LIFTING A SANDER WITH A FRIEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT COMPLAINT OF WRIST PAIN WITH SANDING AT HOME, ACUTE R WRIST PAIN SEC ONDARY TO TENOSYNOVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT CUT THIGH WITH SANDPAPER. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| DX:FB R EYE. WAS SANDING ON HIS BOAT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP FROM SANDING TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| FB LEFT EYE, PT INJURED EYE WHEN USING SANDPAPER AND GOT A FRAGMENT INT O EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 36 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: Manual filing or sanding tools, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES HE INJURED BACK WHILE CARRYING FLOOR SANDER UP THE STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| LAC TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON SANDER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, Ceilings and walls |
| LT EYE FB REMOVAL-AT HOME-FB WHILE SANDING WALLPAPER GLUE OFF WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT COMPLAINT OF FOREIGN BODY FINGER SANDING WOOD, ACUTE L 3RD FINGER IN FECTION CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SANDING BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| WAS SANDING WOOD & GOT SLIVER OF WOOD IN FINGER. ACUTE RMF SPLINTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| LT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND-SANDING W/ A SANDER-SOMETHING HIT HIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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