Accidents - Business and office machines - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,064
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	318
6-15 years old:	128
16-25 years old:	249
26-50 years old:	1,100
50+ years old:	267

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	646	Wrist:	351
Foot:	182	Lower Leg:	131
Lower Trunk:	131	Upper Trunk:	105
Face:	101	Head:	93
Hand:	89	Shoulder:	59
Eyeball:	59	Elbow:	30
Toe:	30	Knee:	29
Mouth:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines
PT PUT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER, AMPUTATION OF LEFT 5TH FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
PT HELPING MOM SHRED PAPERS. GOT R HAND JAMMED IN "7X ROYAL" CROSS CUT PAPER SHREDDER. R 3, 4, 5 FINGERS STILL STUCK IN SHREDDER. DX PART AMPU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Computers
PT STATES CARRYING COMPUTER AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FEEL HITTING TYPEW RITER STRIKING RIB- RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Business and office machines
20 YOF CAUGHT 3RD FINGER IN PRINTING PRESS AT SCHOOL CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT TRIPPED OVER A REGISTER IN HER HOME AND STRUCK CHEST SUSTAINED A CON TUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 11 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: Business and office machines
CASH REGISTER FELL ON HEAD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Business and office machines
CONCUSSION AFTER STRUCK HEAD ON A CASH REGISTER AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
@ SCHOOL , HAD (R) HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN ROLLERS IN PRINTING CLASS------ CONTUSION (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 25 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, Paper products
25 Y/O WAS SHREDDING PAPER AND CUT HERSELF ON THE SHREEDER AT HOME. DX-LAC. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
47 YOM HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING LARGE TYPEWRITER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Chairs
FELL OUT OF CHAIR AND HIT A PAPER SHREDDER. DX FACE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CUT TONGUE ON PAPER SHREDDER;DX LACERATED TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 20 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
FINGER LAC-STUCK FINGER IN PAPER SHREDDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM STRIKING A COIN MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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
PT CUT FINGER ON A PAPER SHREDDER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 13 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 ON A PAPER SHREDDER. D: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
DID FLIP IN LIVING ROOM AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON PAPER SHREDDER. DX LACERATION FACIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 27 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 TO WRIST AFTER ALOT OF TYPING DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
DOING A LOT OF TYPING WRIST PAIN SWELLING (NO WORK INFO) TENDONITIS RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 47 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: Business and office machines
INJURED EYE USING A PRINTING MACHINE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Ceilings and walls
SCANNR FELL OFF WALL HIT SHIN AT *** (CUSTOMER) ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Business and office machines
PT DROPPED A PAPER SHREDDER ON FOOT AT HOME DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A PAPER SHREDDER. DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	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: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
DOING A LOT OF TYPING AND HAS PAIN IN ELBOWS TO ARM RESULTING IN TENDON ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 28 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 USING TYPEWRITER DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT CAUGHT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER. DX: R HAND TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 22 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 WAS LIFTING AN INDUSTRIAL SIZE COPIER/ PRINTER MACHINE WHEN HE FELL WITH IT. HAD SHARP EDGES AND CUT HIS FINGERS. NOT WORK RELATED-DISABLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	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
LAC FINGER ON PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED PAPER SHREDDER ONTO TOE >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
DX L SHOULDER X 4 HRS TODAY, PAIN TO MID UPPER EPIGASTRIC SINCE YTDY. NO HX TRAUMA TO L SH, BEGAN HURTING WHILE TYPING, CONSTANT PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Business and office machines, Floors or flooring materials
DX R SMALL TOE PAIN/CONCERN FOR EARLY INFECTION SAME TOE/R SMALL TOE COMPLETE NAIL AVULSION: STRUCK TOE ON LARGE METAL TYPEWRITER ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER TYPEWRITER IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG LACARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CUT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF COPY MACHINE. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT FELT CRACK IN BACK LIFTING A TYPEWRITER. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 30 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
REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE CARRYING HEAVY COPY MACHI NE >> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
32 YO FEMALE CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL ON COPY MACHINE LACERATION THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUS AVULSION TO FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A MACHINE%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PAPER SHREDDER FELL ONTO RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT DROPPED A PAPER SHREDDER ON L FOOT,C/O L FOOT PAIN DX CONTUSION L FOOT,POSS OCCULT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 19 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
PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM A PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 88 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
CUT FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN RECENTLY WITH TYPING. D:SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 29 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
PT HAD R MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTER AT HOME CAUSED LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH LAC TO MOUTH FROM FALLING ONTO A SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
TENDONITIS R WRIST/33YOF C/O WRIST PAIN FOR 2 WEEKS AND BECAME MUCH WOR SE TODAY WITH MOVEMENT. DOES ALOT OF TYPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CUT HAND ON PRINTING PRESS GEAR. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGHT ON THE COPY MACHINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT HAD PAPER SHREDDER FALL AND CUT HEEL LAC HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
CONTUS FINGER, TRYING TO SHRED A DISC? @ GRANDPA'S HOUSE, FINGER CAUGHT IN PAPER SHREDDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN A CASH REGISTER DRAWER FELL ON IT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
DX R KNEE EFFUSION: TWISTED R KNEE WHILE LIFTING PRINTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
ELBOW/ KNEE CTS-TRIPPED OVER CORD OF CASH REGISTER-FELL-@ GROCERY STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 21 months	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
PUT HAND IN PAPER SHREDDER;DX LACERATED MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
BENT OVER TO PUT PAPER IN THE SHREDDER BOX. DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Business and office machines
18 MO OLD MALE STUCK HIS HAND IN A PAPER SHREDDER, MOM HAD TURNED AROUN TOGRAB PAPER.. DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER PART. AMPUTATION, FINGER LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 23 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
PUT FINGERS IN PAPER SHREDDER, DX LACERATED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT HURT WHEN PAPER SHREDDER FELL ON HEAD IN STORE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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