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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,354
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| C/O PERSISTENT EYE FB SENSATION THAT BEGAN 2D AGO WHILE DRILLING STEEL IN THE CEILING>>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| 50YOM WAS USING A POWER DRILL TO MAKE A HOLE IN THE WALL AT HOME HIT A PIECE OF METAL DRILL SPUN INTO ELBOW LACERATION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| DX LIP LAC/DENTAL DISORDER - REMOVAL OF TEETH/ESSENTIAL HTN: METAL DRILL STRUCK LOWER LIP & PARTIALLY AVULSED FRONT 2 LOWER TEEH & |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 41 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: Power drills or accessories |
| 41YOM USING A POER DRILL AT HOME AND THE DRILL SLIPPED SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 50YOM DROPPED A POWER DRILL ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE LACERATION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| FINGER INFECTION-47 Y/O M-AFTER BEING INJURED ON A POWER DRILL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DRILLING METAL & GOT A PIECE IN (L) EYE DX;* (L) EYE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 46YOM WAS HOLDING A DRILL WITH RT HAND DRILLING A BOARD WHILE HOLDING IT IN LT HAND, DRILL BIT STRUCK HAND;LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 41 YOM FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON DRILL. DX-ACUTE RIGHT 5TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Doors |
| PT DRILLING ON A DOOR-DRILL SLIPPED CROSS HIS FINGER-LACERATION ACUTE B LEEDING. DX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOREARM - DRILL WAS SITTING ON FRONT SEAT OF TRUCK, REACHED OVER TO ROLL UP WINDOW, DRILL BIT STUCK IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 31 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: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DRILLED POWER DRILL SCREW INTO R HAND DX ABRASION R HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN DRILL BIT HIT HAND. DX:METACARPAL FX, HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AND THE DRILL SLIPPED SLAMMED RIGHT FOURTH FINGE R FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| DX THUMB INJ: ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER BIT POPPED OUT & PUNCTURED R THUMB; NAILBED CRACKED, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 26YOM AT SCHOOL LEARNING MACHINIST TRADE HAD DRILL BIT LACERATE LT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STEPPED BARE FOOTED ONTO A BOX OF DRILL BITS PT HAS 3 DRI LL BITS IN BOTTOM OF RT FOOT DX FB REMOVAL RT FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT WHILE DRILL WAS STILL PLUGGED IN & DRILLED THROUGH HAND. DX: R HAND PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME AND DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN DX: SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Fireworks |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM, SPARK FROM ELECTRIC DRILL IGNIGHTED BOX OF ARTILLERY SHELLS, WHEN PT USING DRILL TO BUILD STAND. TYPE H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 35 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: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME, THE BIT BROKE AND HIT PTS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| SHARP END OF DRILL MACHINE CUT DORSAL HAND AT HOME WHILE DRILLING ON TR AILER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUT DRILL THROUGH HAND/ LT HAND PW WITH INFECTION OF SOFT TISSUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| ELBOW INJURY FROM USING DRILL. DX-ACUTE RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN, RIGHT ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 45YO9M , POKED LEG WITH SHRP EDGE OF FENCE, LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 49YOM ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A DRILL ON FOOT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AT HOME; TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Drills |
| 30YOM, DRILL BIT STUCK IN HAND 3/8" DRILL BIT WENT ALMOST THROUGH PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Other manual workshop tools |
| DRILL BIT AND TIN SNIPS FELL ONTO PT'S FOOT. DX: R FOOT PW/CONT/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUT DRILL BIT IN PALM WHILE DRILLING BEAM PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND AFTER DRILL BIT STRUCK HAND. DX LACERA TION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 29 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: Power drills or accessories |
| USING A DRILL&ACC HIT LT 2ND FINGER&DRILL BIT WENT THRU >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| FRACTURE OF RIGHT FOURTH METACARPAL WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND - USING A DRILL, IT BACKED UP AND TWISTED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DRILLED INTO HAND. DX: L HAND PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| USING POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN DRILL BIT COME LOOSE AND FLIPPED STRIKIN G HIS L EYE DX L EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 46 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: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCREWING WITH POWER DRILL, SCREW HEAD POPPED OFF AND HIT EYE. HAS CORN EAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND TWSITED 5TH FINGER C/O THUMB FINGER BEING DISLOCATED. DX:PHALANX FRACTURE (HAND) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT STATES INJURED HAND USING A POWER DRILL DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| HIT IN EYE WITH DRILL CORD/ LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUT DRILL BIT THROUGH FINGER/ LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 40 YOM WAS HIT IN FACE WITH HAMMER DRILL FACIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | 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: Power drills or accessories, Pipes |
| WAS USING A POWER DRILL TO CUT A SMALL PIPE; GOT A PIECE OF THE SHAVING IN RT. EYE. CORNEAL . ABRASION, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY DRILLED LT INDEX FINGER TIP WITH A POWER DRILL AT HOME. DX-RT INDEX FINGER TUFT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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