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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 425
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| 42 YOM ACCIDENTALLY RAN A SPADE BIT INTO HIS WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| STRUCK IN WRIST BY DRILL BUTT WHEN IT BROKE AND LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| PT WAS USING HEAVY DUTY DRILL AT HOME. DX: R WRIST TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| PT C/O PAIN LT WRIST SINCE YESTERDAY WHILE DRILLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| USING A DRILL WHEN IT CAUGHT AND PUT TORQUE ON TO WRIST SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills, Leaf blowers |
| PATIENT WAS CRANKING A LEAF BLOWER AND HIT HER LEFT WRIST ON A DRILL BIT. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST FROM USING DRILLPAIN RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| DRILL BIT WAS STICKING OUT OF A TOOL BOX, PT SUSTAINED PW TO LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| WAS USING A DRILL AND IT GOT AWAY TWISTING WRIST. NONMORK. WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| LT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND W/ CELLULITIS-INJURED W/ A DRILL BIT-NOW AREA I S INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| PT C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER TWISTING IT BY A DRILL SAW DX: RT WRIST CO NTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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