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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lathes, Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WAS WORKING W/A LATHE AND PUT CHISEL THROUGH PALM OF HAND. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM COMPLICATED, 2 X 1 CM LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Power lathes |
| INJURED HAND WHILE POLISHING A PIECE OF METAL ON A LATHE. DX DISLOCATED R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lathes, Tableware and accessories |
| PT WAS WORKING IN WOOD SHOP ON LATHE AT NH, CUT L WRIST ON BOWL. DX. L AC L LAT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lathes |
| FELL AGAINST METAL LATHE/ CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lathes |
| 60YOM WAS HOME USING A LATHE WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP STRIKING RIGHT EYE;EYE LACERATION,ORBITAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lathes |
| A POWER LATHE KICKED A PIECE OF WOOD BACK AND HIT PT INPALM OF (L) HAND CAUSING LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lathes, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| WAS ABOVE (L) EYE BY PIECE OF METAL FROM A LATHE PT ON *** HAS ORBITAL FX |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power lathes |
| FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE - GRINDING SOMETHING AT SCHOOL ON A "LATHE" MACHINE AND A PIECE (SHARD) OF METAL FLEW UP AND WENT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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