Accidents - Power sanders - Year 2005 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	59
50+ years old:	66

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power sanders, Ceilings and walls
SANDING PIECE OF WOOD WHEN SANDER BLADE SNAPPED, RICOCHETED OFF WALL & HIT FINGER, DX L HAND CRUSHING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
R HAND CELLULITIS/57YOM STS 1 MO AGO HIT HAND WITH DISC SANDER AND A LA YER OF SKIN WAS SLOUGHED OFF. HAND IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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