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Accidents - Power sanders - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:352Lower Leg:70
Hand:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/22/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT STANDING WITH AN ELECTRIC SANDER AND IT KICKED BACK FELL ONTO LEFT L OWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT L INDEX FINGER IN POWER SANDER @ HOME - FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power sanders
PT AT HOME USING A POWER SANDER INJ L INDEX FINGER/ DX L 2ND DIGIT AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders, Vises or workshop clamps
PT WAS SANDING ON A PIECE OF WOOD WHEN SANDER HIT CLAMP AND JUMPED HITT ING HAND CAUSING LACERATION. NOT LIKELY THAT INCIDENT WAS WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
DX LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER ON ELECTRIC BELT SANDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER FROM VIBRATING PALM SANDER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
72 YO M LACERATION TO THUMB CUT ON BAND SANDER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
AVULSION FINGER - 62 YO MALE INJURED LEFT POINTER FINGER WITH BELT SAND ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
PT FX FINGER ON A WOOD SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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