Accidents - Power sanders - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,513
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	275
Year 1998:	476
Year 1999:	513
Year 2000:	704
Year 2001:	330
Year 2002:	251
Year 2003:	757
Year 2004:	257
Year 2005:	718
Year 2006:	656
Year 2007:	492
Year 2008:	174
Year 2009:	336
Year 2010:	567

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,930	Hand:	965
Eyeball:	376	Lower Trunk:	229
Upper Trunk:	165	Wrist:	158
Upper Leg:	116	Face:	101
All Of Body:	78	Knee:	77
Lower Leg:	70	Unkown:	69
Foot:	68	Lower Arm:	49
Mouth:	37	Neck:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Power sanders
65 YOM HAS BEEN USING AN ELECTRIC SANDER FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAS PX IN NECK/SHOULDER, ARM, FINGERS. DX: RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
62 YOM CUT SELF W/POWER SANDER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 3.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
DX FINGER INJ/LAC FINGER: 75YOM C/O L DISTAL FINGER AVULSION, " I WAS RUN' A ROTARY SANDER & MY TOUCHED IT" O: TIP OF FINGER HEAVY ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices
PT USING SANDER WITH SAFETY GOGGLES-TOOK GOGGLES OFF-ACCIDENTLY TURNED SANDER ON AND DEBRIS BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
54YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING POWER SANDER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
84 YOM, CUT WITH ROTARY SANDER AT HOME DX: LAC RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
85 YOM CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
70YOM WAS SANDING HIS BOAT IN THE MID DAY HEAT WITH A POWER SANDER AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 65 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
65YOM CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
58 YOM LAC TO RT HAND FROM BELT SANDER. DX**: LT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
72YOM USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER AND CHEST PAI N CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/29/2009	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
PT WAS USING ELECTRIC SANDER AT HOME AND EVULSED AREA AT MIDDLE R FINGE R. DX. R 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
58YOM OPERATING A "DISC SANDER" WHEN THE SANDPAPER DISC CAME OFF, HITTI NG PT IN LIP DX;# LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
DENUDEMENT DISTAL PHALANX FROM NAILBED:BELT SANDER SLIPPED,CAUGHT LIF SHAVING OFF THE NAIL ON BACK OF TIP OF FINGER. BONY EXPOSURE OF AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power sanders
IN METAL WORKING CLASS CRUSHED AND PUNCTURED FINGER ON CIRCULAR SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PT STUCK FINGER IN SANDER MOTOR. DX: R SECOND FINGER AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT BY BELT SANDER PREVIOUS DAY PALM LACERATION GREATER THAN 18 HOURS OLD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 65 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 (L) THUMB WHILE USING A BELT SANDER @ HOME---LAC (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power sanders
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE HELPING A FRIEND CARRYING 200 LB SANDER >>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER AND LAC IT WITH FINGERNAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders, Day wear
HAND LAC-96 Y/O USING SANDER CAUGHT SHIRT SLEEVE IN SANDER-CUT HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
WAS USING AN ELECTRIC SANDER AND (L) 2ND FINGER GOT CAUGHT DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LEFT MIDDL E AND INDEX FINGER WHEN HIS SANDER "KICKED BA CK'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 51 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
CUT FINGER ON BELT SANDER/ LAC LT SMALL FINGER, NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 09/08/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 06/30/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 05/19/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 04/23/2007	Age: 67 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: 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: 04/18/2007	Age: 59 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: Power sanders
CUT FINGER FROM VIBRATING PALM SANDER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 72 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: 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: 01/09/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 01/03/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
PT FX FINGER ON A WOOD SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER SANDER AND THE HANDLE CAME UP STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 66 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
LAC LIF W/ POWER SANDER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders, Doorsills or frames
PT WAS SANDING A DOOR JAMB WHEN HE GOT A SPLINTER OF WOOD UNDER HIS RIG HT INDEX FINGER NAIL FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER DX L RING FINGER NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 55 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 HAND @ HOME ON BELT SANDER THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING A BELT SANDER. DX: R FIFTH FINGER ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power sanders
PT C/O FOOT INJURY. PT DROPPED SANDER ON FOOT. DX CONT AND HEMATOMA LFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT USING BELTSANDER LAC. WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	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
1.5CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ BELT SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS LIFTING A FLOOR SANDER AT *** AND INJURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SANDER FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 57 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: Other
Product: Power sanders
R HAND CELLULITIS/57YOM STS 1 MO AGO HIT HAND WITH DISC SANDER AND A LA YER OF SKIN WAS SLOUGHED OFF. HAND IS RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders, Eye protection devices
PT WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. DX: CORNEA L ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 55 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 - 55 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON A BELT SANDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Power sanders
ABDOMINAL WALL BURN-ACCIDENTLY HIT ABDOMEN W/A SANDER W/ WIRE BRUSH-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power sanders
FINGERTIP AMPUTATION-CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders, Floors or flooring materials
60 YOM WAS SANDING WOODEN FLOOR WITH A POWER SANDER. LACERATION, LEFT T HUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 63 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: Power sanders
PT WAS AT HOME USING A BELT SANDER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 66 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
FINGER FX W/ FINGERNAIL AVULSION-CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER-BETWEEN 2 ROLLERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/09/2002	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: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
DX LEFT FINGERTIP AVULSION: CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT SANDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
SANDING WOOD WITH DRUM SANDER AT HOME, CUT FINGER. DX; FINGER LACERATI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PT USING A POWER SANDER AT HOME CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER IN THE SANDER SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO THE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
TRYING TO ADJUST A POWER SANDER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND CUT HAND. 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 59 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
USING A SANDER WHEN DISC BROKE OFF AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 58 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: Power sanders
USING A BELT SANDER AND CUT FINGER. DX: LACERATION TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2001	Age: 64 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2001	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2000	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 66 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2000	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power sanders, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/1999	Age: 54 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1999	Age: 82 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: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1999	Age: 86 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: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1998	Age: 56 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: Other
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 84 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: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 67 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: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1998	Age: 66 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1997	Age: 56 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: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/1997	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/1997	Age: 77 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1997	Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1997	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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