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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,297
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 46 YOM TWISTED L FOREARM AT HOME WHEN A DRILL BIT GOT STUCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PULLED A CORDLESS DRILL ONTO HEAD FROM A SHELF AT ***. D: CONTUSIO N HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT.INJ.RT.4TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DRILL & HIT FINGER. DX; NONDISPLACED F.X. RT.4TH.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CAUGHT THUMB WITH CORDLESS DRILL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND WITH DRILL (CORDLESS DRILL GUARD) WORKING @ HOME DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL ON CONCRETE, IT TWISTED RT WRIST, RT WRIST INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| CUT HAND ON BISCUIT CUTTER IN WOODSHOP AT SCHOOL, PLAS SURG CNSLT; HAND LAC WITH LAC TO EXTENSOR TENDON (BISC CTR IS A TYPE OF PWR DRILL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH BATTERY POWERED DRILL, WHEN INJURIED FINGER SUSTAIN ED" RT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 51 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 |
| TWISTED HAND USING DRILL FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| PT C/O CUT TO FOREARM. PT WAS DRILLING A WHOLE IN THE WALL AND DRILL SL IPPED AND LAC FOREARM. DX LAC FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH A PORTABLE POWER DRILL; ACCIDENTALLY PU T BIT THROUGH FINGER. PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Pipes |
| 25 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH A PORTABLE POWER DRILL; THE DRILL HIT A PIPE AND BIT OF DRILL WENT INTO HIS FOREARM. LACERATION, LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 40 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 |
| HEX HEAD BIT FROM POWER DRILL INTO MIDDLE FINGER PW/LACERATION DISTAL 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 70 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, Ceilings and walls |
| HAD HAND ON CEILING, BROTHER DRILLING ABOVE WITH PORTABLE DRILL, CUT FI NGER AS DRILL WENT THRU CEILING. DX; LACERATION FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 46 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 USING A POWER HAND DRILL. SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB, LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT CUT HAND ON A GAS TANKE WNE DRILLSLIPPED LACERATION RT HAND TANK WAS ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Extension or straight ladders |
| USING ELECTRIC POWER DRILL STANDING ON LADDER STRUCK IN FACE W/ DRIL L FELL OFF LADDER NO LOC DX FACIAL LAC, NASAL BONE FX, FACIAL CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH THE DRILL BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Eye protection devices |
| PT AT HOME DRILLING METAL TOOK SAFETY GLASSES OFF AND WIND BLEW METAL S HAVING INTO EYE FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT C/O POWER DRILL BIT PENETRATED HAND TODAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED IT ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT BI T WENT INTO FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WORKING ON HIS HOUSE AT HOME IN AN AWKWARD POSITION DRILLING IN SC REWS WITH A POWER DRILL STRAINED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| USING ELECTRIC HAND DRILL, HIT KNOT IN WOOD, DRILL SPUN AND TWISTED FINGER/ FX RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS SCALP FROM A CORDLESS POWER DRILL FALL ING ON HIM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL ON SEOM METAL AT HOME WHEN A PIECE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 69 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 |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME STUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WO UND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| DRILLING INTO CEMENT WALL, DRILL TWISTED WRIST/ DEQUERVAINS TENOSYNOVI TIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 65 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 |
| HURT WRIST USING POWER DRILL - SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT HIT RT WRIST WITH MOVING DRILL BIT HURST WITH MOVEMENT RT WRIST SPRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT STEPPED ON A POWER DRILL BIT AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 35 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: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT HAD POWER DRILL DRILL INTO WEB OF HAND 5 DAYS AGO. NOW SWELLING, PAI N, DRAINAGE. D: HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN HE DRILLED A SCREW ITNO LEFT FIFTH FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. WAS USING A POWER DRILL , GOT A SCREW IN HER FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 34 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 USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WITH A PHILLIPS HEAD ON IT SUSTAINED A P UNCTURE WOUND TO INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN THE DRILL BIT WENT INTO LEFT HAND P UNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN DRILL AT FATHERS SHOP AT HOME DX PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| HIT HAND WITH PORTABLE POWER DRILL DX. PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DRILL RIPPED OUT OF HAND DX: SPRAIN RT. 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 71 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 HIT SELF IN HEAD W/HANDLE OF ELECTRIC DRILL. DX: 2 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER DRILLED THRU WITH DRILL BIT. DX PUNCTURE WOUND L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 55YOMC STARTED AN ICE DRILL AND CAUGHT FINGER/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 46 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL TO DRIVE A SCREW SLIPPED BIT AND PUNCTURED R T HAND RT HAND PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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