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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 757
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 9 DAYS AGO HIT LEG WITH BELT SANDER. DX: HEMATOMA TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 55 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: Power sanders |
| PT-LACERATED R HAND WITH POWER SANDER DX-R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| HIT HAND WITH SANDER-THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT FRACTURED HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF CATCHING IT IN A POWER SANDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| DX RIGHT HAND ABRASION: USING POWER SANDER, IT SLIPPED ON SURFACE AND INJURED HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT LAC RT INDEX FINGER ON SANDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| CUT HAND ON ELEC SANDER FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| 67 YOM - SANDER CORD WRAPPED AROUND FINGER ALMOST TWISTING IT OFF DX - PARTIAL FINGER TIP AVULSION WITH OPEN DISTAL PHALANX FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power sanders |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT 4TH FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC SANDER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power sanders, Chairs |
| USING POWER SANDER, TRIED TO SIT ON CHAIR FELL ON FLOOR DX: FRACTURE LT. HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power sanders |
| DX ABRASION LEFT 3RD DIGIT: INJURED FINGER ON BELT SANDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power sanders |
| TRIPPED ON CURB, STUCK KNEE ON PAVEMENT AS WELL AS NOSE AND FOREHEAD/ LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power sanders |
| TRIPPED WITH ELECTRIC SANDER DX. THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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