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Accidents - Business and office machines - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:187Lower Arm:139
Upper Leg:77Shoulder:69
Head:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CAUGHT HIS ARM IN PRINTING PRESS. DX: FRACTURE ULNAR SHAFT- O PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON PRINTING PRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON *** MACHINE IN COLLEGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines, Floors or flooring materials
CARRYING PRINTER TRIPPED & LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR UPPER LEG STRAIN CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
R INDEX LAC - CAUGHT FINGER IN A T-SHIRT PRINTING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
WASHING HANDS AFTER CHAINGER RIBBON IN TYPEWRITER, DEVELPED SHOULDER PAIN. DX :RT. SHOULDER PRESSURE, RT HAND NUMBNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
84 YOWF WAS MOVING AN OLD TYPEWRITER WHEN IT FELL HITTING HER FOREARM A ND ANKLE. DX. SKIN TEAR R FOREARM/ L ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT-WORKING ON A LAMINATOR, LID CAME DOWN AND SMASHED R INDEX FINGER DX-R INDEX FINGER CONTUSION / 1 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
CRUSH INJURY TO LT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN PRINTING PRESS DX: CRUSHED IN JURY W/ EXTENSIVE LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT CUT FINGER ON LAMINATING MACHINE DX:LACERATION/PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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