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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 28 YOM, SANDING QUITE VIGOROUSLY AT HOME WITH A HAND SANDER AND LODGED A SPLINTER INTO FINGER, DX: PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools, House repair or construction materials |
| SANDING TRIM, GOT WOOD SPLINTER IN HAND/ PW RT HAND W/RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS WHILE SANDING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERS AVULSION: HIT FINGERS WITH SANDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT USING SANDER HAS ABRASION TO ABDOMEN SKIN ABRASION ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| SPLINTER THUMB WHILE SANDING TREATED LUMBER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 48 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, Ceilings and walls |
| EYE AB-DEBRIS FELL INTO EYE WHILE SANDING A CEILING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT WITH 4TH FINGER SWELLING, PAIN X 3 WEEKS. MAY HAVE A SPLINTER OF WOO D IN FINGER. SANDING WOOD WHEN IT OCCURRED. D:CELLULITIS, POSS. FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SCRAPED FINGERS W/SANDER WHILE SANDING DOOR. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 49 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SANDING A DECK, GOT WOODEN SPLINTER INTO FINGER " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | 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, House repair or construction materials |
| RT CORNEAL AB-SANDING DRYWALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 46 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: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| 46 YO INJURED HAND ON SANDER PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT USING CONCRETE SANDER, LOST CONTROL & STRUCK SHIN DX: CONTU RIGHT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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, Furniture |
| INJURED SANDING A PIECE OF FURNITURE/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LT SHOULDER PAIN EXACERABATED BY SANDING ACTIVITY THIS WEEK RADIATING INTO THE LEFT ARM. DX - SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PATIENT WAS SANDING WOOD TODAY AND COMPLAINS OF FOREIGN BODY SEN- SATION IN LT EYELID. DX - FOREIGN BODY, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual filing or sanding tools |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS USING SANDPAPER AND IT SLIPPED AND LACERATE D HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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