Accidents - Business and office machines - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,396
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	433
6-15 years old:	104
16-25 years old:	239
26-50 years old:	364
50+ years old:	254

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	577	Upper Arm:	137
Lower Trunk:	98	Lower Leg:	83
Face:	80	Hand:	77
Eyeball:	75	Toe:	69
Foot:	68	All Of Body:	40
Elbow:	31	Wrist:	30
Shoulder:	15	Head:	11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Business and office machines
PT INGESTED PRINTER INK. DX: NONTOXIC INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT STATES THAT WHILE AT HOME A TYPEWRITER FELL ON HER RIGHT FOOT. DX-RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
3 YOM INCISED L RING FINGER ON PAPER SHREDDER-C/O MILD PN- 1.5 CM DISTA L LEFT 4TH FINGER SUPERFIC/LINEAR LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CONTUSION (L) EYEBALL, PT STS STRUCK ACCIDENTALLY WITH A CALCULATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & REDNESS, DENIES VISION DISTURBANCE OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT DOES LOTS OF TYPING AT HOME. DX-LEFT WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Counters or countertops
PAPER SHREEDER FELL OFF COUNTER CUT BACK OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CONTUSION FOOT - 12 MOM DROPPED AN OFFICE CALCULATOR ON RIGHT FOOT, HAS SWOLLEN AREA NEAR 4TH AND 5TH METATARSALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 22 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: Business and office machines
DX RIGHT HAND STRAIN: SMASHED HAND WHILE MOVING PRINTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
LT LOWER LEG INJURY-WHILE KNEELING TO FIX *** COPIER-FELT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
BROTHER THREW A CALCULATOR / HIT PT. IN THE NOSE DX: NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
LIFTING OLD TYPEWRITER AT HOME HURT LOW BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT SLIPPED AND FELL INTO REGISTER WHILE IN LINE AT SUPERMARKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT STRUCK FINGER ON A CALCULATOR, INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
51 YO MALE GOT ARM JAMMED IN COPY MACHINE CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUST SPRAIN TO FOOT AFTER COMPUTER PRINTER FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CALCULATOR FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW THIS MORNING CONTUSION RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Business and office machines
PT ACCIDENTLY GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT IN AN EMBOSSER AT THE MUSEUM RESUL TING IN A FINGER HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Business and office machines
PT HAS A PIECE OF CALCULATOR IN LEFT NOSTRIL. D: FOREIGN BODY - REMOV ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN FOR 4 DAYS-SINCE HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CALCULATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT THUMB ON PAPER SHREDDER; RT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC (L) 2ND FINGER, PT INSERTED FINGER INTO A PAPER SHREDDER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & MILD PAIN THRU NAIL BED (U) SHAPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
LIFTING HEAVY PRINTER AND STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Business and office machines
PT. STATES DROPPED TYPEWRITER ON L GREAT TOE. DX. CONT L GREAT TOE AND TREPHINATED SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
60 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT HIT HER FOOT ON A COPIER @ HER DA UGHTER'S HOUSE. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
FRACTURED FOOT WHEN DROPPED ADDING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT SHUT THUMB IN CASH REGISTER, CONTUSION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THUMB AFTER PAPER CUTTER FELL ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER. D: TRAUMA / INDEX FINGER LACER ATION 2ND RIGHT FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT STATES A PC OF PAPER GOT JAMMED IN PRINTING MACHINE AND HE WENT TOFR EE IT AND FINGER GOT PINCHED IN ROLLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 23 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: Business and office machines
23YO M CUT FINGER ON PRINTER LAC FINGER,COMPLICATED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT. DOES A GOOD DEAL OF TYPING- RESULTING IN CARPAL TUNNEL OR ARTHRITI S( WRIST PAIN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT HEAD ON CASH REGISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT FOREHEAD WHEN RAN INTO CASH REGISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT CUT FINGER WHEN PUT FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER. D: LACERATION FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
COPY MACHINE LID CLOSED ON HAND LEFT UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT PLAYED WITH TYPEWRITER RIBBON, DEVELOPED ITCHING RASH; DX: HIVE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
CHILD GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN ADDING MACHINE DX: FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 17 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
HIT HAND ON COPY MACHINE CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
HIT ARM ON TYPEWRITER WHEN STANDING UP DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
RT CORNEAL AB-PLAYING W/ A CALCULATOR-HIT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT DROPPED PAPER SHREDDER ON TOE. DX: R BIG TOE CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD CAUGHT FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER DX: RT MID F INGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Tables
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY CASH REGISTER, TABLE FELL HITTING PT. ON ARM AT HOME; SCALP LAC., ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
CRUSHED FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER. DX: FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT FINGER ON PAPER SHREDDER DX LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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