Accidents - Business and office machines - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,751
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	211
6-15 years old:	218
16-25 years old:	306
26-50 years old:	523
50+ years old:	491

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	683	Lower Arm:	208
Wrist:	175	Face:	168
Upper Arm:	85	Head:	84
Upper Leg:	77	Shoulder:	69
Foot:	68	Neck:	61
Toe:	22	Lower Leg:	16
Lower Trunk:	16	Ear:	12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
42 YO FEMALE HAS LEFT WRIST PAIN WHILE TYPING WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CAUGHT HIS ARM IN PRINTING PRESS. DX: FRACTURE ULNAR SHAFT- O PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 65 years	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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON PRINTING PRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Business and office machines
USING COMMERCIAL AIR DUSTER;TURNED ON PAPER SHREDDER AND A 4 FOOT BALL OF FLAME SHOT UP SINGING HIS FACE AND BURNING IT,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON *** MACHINE IN COLLEGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
GREAT TOE FX-@ HOME-A PAPER SHREDDER FELL ON TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 6 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
6YOFC CAUGHT FINGERS IN AN OLD ADDING MACHINE/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH CALCULATOR BUTTON STUCK IN NOSE, FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 32 years	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
ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON PRESS CUTTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH CALCULATIR BUTTON IN RT EAR CANAL UNKNOWN HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE, FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH INTERMITTENT NECK/SHOULDER PAIN SINCE SEPT. WORSE WITH REPETITI VE MOTION OF TYPING. D:CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
CONTUSED TOE WHEN DROPPED PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT WALKED INTO CORNER OF PAPER SHREDDER AT HOSPITAL WHILE VISITING A PATIENT; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT GOT FINGER IN PAPER SCHREDDER. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO 3RD FIN GER, RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
PT DROPPED A PRINTER ON HER FOOT DX: RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PAIN AFTER TYPING - HISTORY OF SPRAIN 6 MONTHS AGO WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUST CONTUSION TO LEG BANGED LEG ON COPY MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC RT UPPER EXTREMITY (4CM) ON CASH REGISTER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
25 YO FEMALE CLOSED THUMB IN CASH REGISTER LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT - PAIN THUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Business and office machines
12 YOF HAD FINGER SUCKED INTO PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines, Floors or flooring materials
CARRYING PRINTER TRIPPED & LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR UPPER LEG STRAIN CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PRINTER FELL ON HEAD,LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 3 years	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 WHEN CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREEDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	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
PATIENT CUT RING FINGER ON PAPER SHREDDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 66 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
R INDEX LAC - CAUGHT FINGER IN A T-SHIRT PRINTING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines, Computers
22 YO FEMALE'S FINGERS LOCKED FROM USING CALCULATOR AND PLAYING HOME VIDEO GAMES - ACUTE RIGHT BICEP TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
STRUCK RT ARM ON THE CORNER OF MACHINE ON MONDAY. ACUTE INJURY RT FOREA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
4 YO F CUT FINGER ON PAPER SHREADER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT FINGER ON PAPER CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
46 YO M INJURED BACK LIFTING PRINTER STRAIN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH RT WRIST PN AFTER HITTING A REGISTER/ANOTHER PERSONS SHLDR C/O PN, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
AT TECH SCHOOL SMASHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TWO CYLINDERS IN A PRINTING LAB DX: FRACTURED LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
WASHING HANDS AFTER CHAINGER RIBBON IN TYPEWRITER, DEVELPED SHOULDER PAIN. DX :RT. SHOULDER PRESSURE, RT HAND NUMBNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Business and office machines
FINGERNAIL AVULSION-CAUGHT FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PRINTER FELL ON HEAD CONTUSION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
84 YOWF WAS MOVING AN OLD TYPEWRITER WHEN IT FELL HITTING HER FOREARM A ND ANKLE. DX. SKIN TEAR R FOREARM/ L ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT CHIN ON PAPER SHREDDER CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Business and office machines, Pins and needles
PUNCTURED EAR WITH NEEDLE FROM COPY MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT-WORKING ON A LAMINATOR, LID CAME DOWN AND SMASHED R INDEX FINGER DX-R INDEX FINGER CONTUSION / 1 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PAIN TO WRIST AFTER TYPING ON TYPEWRITER DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines
AMPUTATED TIPS OF FINGERS WHEN CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT CUT RT 3RD/4TH DIGIT ON PAPER SHREDDER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 75 years	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
CRUSH INJURY TO LT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTING PRESS DX: CRUSHED IN JURY W/ EXTENSIVE LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 2 years	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
MOM STATES CHILD CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE PAPER SHREDDER DX: L 3RD FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 52 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 CUT FINGER ON LAMINATING MACHINE DX:LACERATION/PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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