Accidents - Power sanders - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 656
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	377	Hand:	217
Eyeball:	30	Upper Leg:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 60 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 AT HOME CUT L HAND ON A BELT SANDER / DX ACUTE LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT FINGERS IN SANDING MACHINE. DX: R MIDDLE/RING FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LACERATES FINGER ON A BELT SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT HIT LEG W/BELT SANDER. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC R UPPER LEG, 1/2 DEG BURN R UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER WHILE USING BELT SANDER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power sanders
PATIENT GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT WHILE WORKING ON A SANDER. DX - LT 3RD FINGER SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA, MINOR LACERATION, ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LEFT NAIL BED LACERATION WITH TUFT FRACTURE.PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USI NG A POWER SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 81 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
PT AT HOME USING A POWER SANDER HIT HAND WITH SANDER DX ABRASION 3CM HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 72 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: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS USING A BELT SANDER AND CUT R HAND LACERATION TO R HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders, Boats and boating
SANDING A BOAT, SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	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
PT USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices
BIL. CONJUNCTIVITIS-@ HOME-USING SAND BLASTER-WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
FINGER CAUGHT IN BELT SANDER AT HOME OPEN FRACTURE LONG FINGER - REPAIRED IN SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LACERATION FINGER - 53 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON A POWER SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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