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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 902
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 55 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 |
| DX AMP FINGER: WORK'G W MACHINERY @ HOME ON PROJ; HAD SPRING INSIDE OF CONTAINER, W RELEAS'G BOLTS TO ADJ, SPRING SPRANG UP & RIP TIP OF F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 54 YO UNEMPLOYED MALE HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER YESTE RDAY TO BREAK UP SOME CONCRETE. DX:LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN, RESIDUAL CELLULI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 61 YOM LAC THROUGH THUMB NAIL, WAS USING A N/S POWER TOOL , 4 CM LONG L THUMB NAIL PLATE AND THUMB PAD, 15 SUTURES, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 62 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 |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS OWN WOOD SHOP WITH POWER TOOLS AND GOT SAWDUST IN EYES. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO LOWER LEG WHEN A POWER TOOL FELL ON HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES A HAMMER DRILL FELL OFF A SHELF ONTO HEAD AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HAS LOW BACK PAIN FROM LIFTING HEAVY SAND LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| STRAIN CHEST WALL - 52 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH NON CARDIAC CHEST PAIN - R EPORTS YESTERDAY HE USED A JACK HAMMER FOR 10 HOURS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOM, USING NAIL REMOVER, LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 73 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: Other portable or stationary power tools, Ceilings and walls |
| ABRASION FINGERS - 73 YO MALE COMPLAINS OF PAIN OF THE RIGHT LITTLE FIN GER - INJ WHEN FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN JACKHAMMER & WALL AT HOME TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SHOT NAIL INTO THUMB WITH AIRHAMMER, TOOK OUT NAIL HIMSELF, TO ER WI TH PUNCTURE TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX R OLIQUE PROX FIBULA FX: STARTED LAST WK. BRUIS'G/REDNESS NOTED TO AREA. LEG "GAVE OUT" LAST WK & HIT SOME OF HUSBAND'S TOOLS W HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT FELL TWO DAYS AGO TRIPPED OVER SOME POWER TOOL CORDS AND STRUCK CHES T ON SOME BRICKS SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PT CUT FINGER ON AIR PUMP NEEDLE. DX: NEAR AMPUTATION R INDEX W/OPEN FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| 52 YOM TOOL FELL 12 FEET AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| PRESENTS WITH ELBOW BLEEDING S/P ACCIDENTALY STRUCK ON IT WITH A POWER TOOL VERSUS A MACHINE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Other portable or stationary power tools |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 59 YO MALE CO PAIN AND DEFORMITY INVOLVING THE LEFT T HUMB - STUCK THUMB INTO ROTATING BISQUIT JOINER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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