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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,614
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 69YOM-FOREARM LAC-INJURED ON A POWER DRILL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOREARM - DRILL WAS SITTING ON FRONT SEAT OF TRUCK, REACHED OVER TO ROLL UP WINDOW, DRILL BIT STUCK IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Fireworks |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM, SPARK FROM ELECTRIC DRILL IGNIGHTED BOX OF ARTILLERY SHELLS, WHEN PT USING DRILL TO BUILD STAND. TYPE H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Pipes |
| PUNCT. WOUND TO L UPPER EXTREM:USING ELECTRIC POWER DRILL,DRILLING PIECE OF CONDUIT,HOLDING PIPE TOO TIGHT,DRILL BIT BROKE,WENT THRU FING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT DRILLING ON PIPE-SLIPPED HITARM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WAS USING POWER DRILL ON A METAL VENT AND VENT TWISTED. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL WHICH KICKED AND TWISTED HIS ARM. DX: L ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Pipes |
| CELLULITIS FROM P.W.:REMOVED DRILL BIT FROM DRILL,WAS STILL IN THE CHUCK,SET IT DOWN,GRABBED PIPE ABOVE HEAD,ARM WENT INTO DRILL BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| DRILL SLIPPED AND STABBEDD FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | 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: Power drills or accessories |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN TRYING TO GET BIT OUT OF A DRILL & SOMETH ING FLEW UP & HIT ARM. DX; LAC.L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| GOT DRILL PIT INTO F.ARM " PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L FOREARM/49YOM AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO BURNED L FORE ARM ON HOT MOTOR OF AUGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| LAC TO L ARM - FELL ON A POWER AUGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREARM FROM A POWER DRILL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DRILL & BIT BROKE,HIT ARM. DX; P.W. RT.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| 40 YO WM - PUNCTURE WOUND TO L FOREARM - DRILL BIT SHOT BACK PUNCTURING L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| RT FOREARM LAC-USING A CUTTING WHEEL ON A POWER DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| DRILL BIT STUCK IN ARM AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO WHEN THE DRILL BIT WENT INTO LEFT LOWER ARM SETTING UP AN INFECTION CELLULITIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOU ND TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| USING POWER DRILL, TWISTED ARM QUITE FORCEFULLY/ SPRAIN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| ELECTRIC DRILL BIT HIT RIGHT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| LAC (L) FOREARM ,PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2000 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2000 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/1999 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/1999 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power drills or accessories, Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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