Accidents - Other portable or stationary power tools - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,250
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	715	Wrist:	141
Eyeball:	91	Lower Trunk:	84
Upper Trunk:	70	Toe:	69
Elbow:	15	All Of Body:	15
Head:	15	Upper Leg:	15
Hand:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
USING A PORTABLE CEMENT MIXER AMPUTATED FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
TWISTED HAND/ARM WHILE USING POWER TOOL WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
WORKING WITH JACKHAMMER & SLIPPED, SMASHED TIP OF FINGER, DX; PHALANX F X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT WAS USING A POWER TOOL ON WINDOW AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
ELBOW PAIN-AFTER USING JACK HAMMER FOR 20 MINUTES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PATIENT WAS RUNNING A JACK HAMMER AND GOT WEAK. DX-HEAT EXHAUSTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	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: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING SPRING SQUEEZER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT INJ RT TOE USING A JACK HAMMER DX: RT GREAT TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
CORNEAL AB-SAND IN EYE WHILE SANDBLASTING W/ SILICONE SAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	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: Other portable or stationary power tools
65YMC PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN STANCHION AND JACKHAMMER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
68 YO DROPPED AIR HAMMER ON LEG LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
HAND LAC-CUT ON *** TOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
WRIST NUMBNESS-SINCE USING A JACKHAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 51 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: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE USING JACK HAMMER YESTERDAY. D:LUMBAR STRAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT INJURED FINGER WITH A POWER TOOL WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME DX: AVULSION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
54 YO M LACERRATION TO FINGER CUT ON WOODWORKING TOOL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 61 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: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Motor vehicles or parts
WORKING ON A MV USING A POWER TOOL WHICH FELL&PT CUT FINGER ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING " FX/LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
PT CRUSHED FINGER ON A POWER TOOL AT HOME TODAY DX// FX LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Eyeglasses
AT HOME IN BACKYARD,PT CUT PIECE OF METAL COPPER W ***,GOT PIECE INEYE, WAERING READING GLASSES,DX FOREIGN BODY L EYE-REMOVED W RESIDUAL RU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LUMBAR STRAIN-USING RENTED JACKHAMMER ON PATIO-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 68 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: Other portable or stationary power tools
CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH WOOD PLANER. DX: 1/2 INCH LACERATION ACROSS DISTAL PORTION OF FINGER CUTTING PART OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER FALL 4 WEEKS AGO, AND INCREASED PAIN AFTER USING J ACK HAMMER/ MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Clothing accessories
1 CM RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR: ELECTRIC CUTTER FOR TILE KICKED BACK CUTTING THROUGH LEATHER GLOVES, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
DEBRIS FLEW UP IN FACE WHILE BLOWING GROUND WITH AIR NOZZLE DX: FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
FINGER AMPUTATION-INJURED ON PNEUMATIC AIR HOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other portable or stationary power tools
SCALP LAC, PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON A POWER TOOL
Disposition: Held for observation

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