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Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:170Hand:144
Eyeball:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/08/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
DX SUPERFICIAL LAC, L THUMB: STAB'G INJ L THIMB @ SCHOOL; CHISEL IMPALED THUM DUR'G WOOD SHOP. LAC ON VOLAR ASPECT OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
LACERATION FINGER - 15 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM SCHOOL AFTER CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN USING A CHISEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CHISEL WHILE CARVING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS AT *** CAMP AND CUT FINGER WITH A CHISEL. DX: LACERATIONFINGER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CUT HAND ON CHISEL DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Wood paneling and particleboard
PT WAS USING A CHISEL TO REMOVE SOME PANELING IN A CAMPER WHEN SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF R HAND DX: LACERATION TO PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Hammers
HAMMERED A CHISEL FOR FUN WHILE AT CAMP ON A BREAK, METAL SPLINTER FROM CHISEL FLEW IN EYE. DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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