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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,155
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 33 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: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 33-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A PORTABLE POWER DRILL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 45YOM USING DRILL AT HOME INJ FINGER DX/PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH A *** DRILL WHILE ENLARGIN G A HOLE IN SOMETHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 18 YOMC USING A CORDLESS DRILL WITH 3/8 BIT AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT PALM OF HAND/ PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 45 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: Portable power drills and accessories |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN-AT HOME-USING CORDLESS DRILL-TWISTED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS DRILLING WHEN DRILL KICKED BACK AND CUT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT CUT LIP ON DRILL; LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| POWER DRILL JUMPED WHILE PATIENT WAS USING IT. DX; PAIN IN LEFT RIB REGION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 24 Y/O MALE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE EAR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A POWER DRILL WHILE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 38 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN A POWER DRILL BIT PUNCTURED HIS LT 5TH FIN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A POWER DRILL RIGHT HAND ELECTRICAL BURN ELECTRIC INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| USING PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILL ON METAL IN BASEMENT AT HOME BIT CAUGHT T WISTING BIT WENT THRU PTS THUMB DX TRAMATIC NAIL AVULSION W LAC L THUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| / 66 YEAR OLD MALE INJ FINGER ON DRILL AT HOME DX LAC 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT STATES HE HAD DENTAL PROCEDURE DONE, AND HE HAS LACERATION OF INSIDE OF HIS MOUTH EITHER BY BITTING IT, OR DENTAL DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, House repair or construction materials |
| 25 YOM DRILLING PIECE OF METALDX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING DRILL, GOT SOMETHING IN LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| WHILE USING ELEC.DRILL W/PHILLIPS HEADS =CREW DRIVER, BIT SLIPPED & HIT LT. THUMBNAIL.DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT. THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| POWER DRILL FELL OFF SHELF ONTO PT. DX: 2 CM R KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS USING A HALF INCH ROCKWELL DRILL AND HIT A STUD AND WAS INJURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT CUT CHIN WITH POWER DRILL, CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON A POWER DRILL AT HOME, LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 50 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHEN POWER DRILL SLIPPED AT HOME.DX; PUNCTURE W OUND L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT BAREFOOT STEPPED ON DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 35 YOM WAS USING A POWER DRILL AND INJ. FINGER. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT MI DDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Gasoline |
| PT. USING BATTERY POWERED DRILL, SPARKED GAS IN CAR, SUSTAINED BURNS TO B HANDS. DX. BURNS B ARMS, HANDS. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Bottles or jars |
| TRYING TO DRILL THROUGH BOTTLE WITH POWER DRILL DX. PALM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PUNCTURED L HAND, 1ST WEB SPACE WITH A POWER DRILL 1 HOUR PTA. DX. PUNC TURE WOUND L HAND, POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| =43YOM INJ TO FINGER ON PORTABLE DRILL AT HOME DX/TUFT FX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 24 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME USING A POWER DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT CRACKED CAUSING A CELLLULITIS TO HIS LT 2ND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| USING PORTABLE POWER DRILL, DRILL BIT CAUGHT TWISTING HAND HARD. DX: F RACURE METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING A ELCTRIC DRILL WITH A PHILLIP HEAD IT SLIPPED & PUNCTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| REPAIRING A GUTTER AND DRILL SLIPPED HITTING THIGH. PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THIGH. PORTABLE POWER DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| LEFT SECOND FINGER LAC- WHILE DRILLING WOOD DRILL HIT A KNOT AND JUMPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER NAIL WITH DREMMEL DRILL. DX: TRAUMATIC AVULSION L INDEX NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 18 Y/O MALE WAS USING A DRILL AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 64 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: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL AND DRILL WENT THROUGH THE HAND DX: TRI QUETRAL FX AND AVULSION LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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