Accidents - Sewing machines or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,406
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	613	Hand:	207
Lower Arm:	150	Foot:	146
Upper Trunk:	117	Elbow:	70
Knee:	69	Wrist:	15
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM-76YOF BECAME DIZZY AND FELL, HITTING LEFT FOREAR M ON SEWING MACHINE. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
55YOF PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
52 YO F TIP OF SEWING NEEDLE ON MACHINE WENT IN FINGER AND BROKE. DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
DX L LEG PAIN X 4D/JOINT PAIN: 59YOF PN F L HIP DOWN TO ANK. PN WORSE TO LAT ANK. STATES HAS BEEN US'G A SEW'G MACHINE; THOUGHT W CAUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 89 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: Sewing machines or accessories
89YOM MOVING A SEWING MACHINE AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
74 YOF LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTER USING SEWING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT INJURED RIBS WHILE CARRYING A SEWING MACHINE. DX: RIGHT COSTAL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SEWING MACHINE, SEWED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
BIL FEET CTS-73 Y/O F-DROPPED SEWING MACHINE ON FEET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
FELL HITTING ARM ON SEWING MACHINE DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
STRAIN AFTER USING SEWING MACHINE ALL DAY YESTERDAY THORACIC STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN PT'S FINGER. DX: FB L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT. BUMPED L HAND ON SEWING MACHINE THIS AM AT HOME DX: LACERATION L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
76YFC PUTTING SEWING MACHINE AWAY AND CUT HAND ON METAL OF SEWING MACHINE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
RAN SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE THROUGH L INDEX FINGER WHILE SEWING DX- PUNC TURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
CUT FINGER WHILE SEWING THIS MORNING. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT WAS SEWING ON SEWING MACHINE AND INJURED THUMB DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
LACERATION RT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE USING SEWING MACHINE CUT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
63 Y/O F LOST BALANCE & FELL AGAINSR SEWING MACHINE ON L ELBOW@ HOME DX: L ELBOW ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT PRESENTS TO ER AFTER SEWING AND NEEDLE WENT THROUGH FINGER-FINGER L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PT TRIPPED AND HIT SEWING MACHINE. DX: THORACIC STRAIN, R 9TH RIB FX, CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN THUMB WHILE USING SEWING MACHINE AT HOME, FOREIGN B ODY REMOVED FROM THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
81YOF WHILE AT HOME USING SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE BROKE,WENT INTO LT INDEX FINGER;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
PATIENT C/O PAIN TO RT HAND, WRIST, INNER FOREARM, SON SAYS PT DOES ALOT OF SEWING & CUTTING PATTERNS. DX-RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sewing machines or accessories
CUT TO FOOT DROPPED SEWING MACHINE ONTO FOOT DX: LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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