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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,575
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT W/A DRILL BIT THIS EVENING AT HOME. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT ON DRILL BIT - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT C/O RT HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND WITH AUGER. DX LAC TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PT WAS WORKING IN OWN SHOP WHEN THE DRILL BIT ACCIDENTALLY WENT THRU WO OD INJURING THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| 82 YOM DROPPED DRILL ON ANKLE LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILLING WOOD AT HOME, RAN DRILL INTO HAND. DX; LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| L FOREARM SKIN TEAR - INJURED ARM ON A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 67 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: Drills |
| PT DRILLING WOOD WHEN DRILL BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN EYE. D: RUPTURE D GLOBE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills, Day wear |
| PT DX ABRASION TO RT FLANK - AFTER A DIRTY DRILL BURN GOT CAUGHT IN HER BLOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT. WAS USING A DRILL AT HIS HOME, IT KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS MOUTH LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-USING A LARGE DRILL IN GARAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LT HAND LAC-@ HOME-DRILL SLIPPED-HIT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| USNG DRILL AT HOME WHEN DRILL BIT CAUGHT SPINNING METAL DISC HE WAS DRI LLING AROUND LACERATING L THUMB DX L THUMB LAC 1.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT FINGER WITH A DRILL BIT DX: FINGER LAC. / FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| L HAND LACERATION - CUT HAND ON DRILL BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| DX LEFT ANKLE CONTUSION: DRILLING METAL PIECE, METAL SWUNG AND HIT ANKLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| 75 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND INJURY. PT WAS USING A DRILL & DRILLED THRU HIS H AND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| USING A DRILL THAT MALFUNCTIONED AND TWISTED WRIST SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT INJURED HAND WHEN USING A DRILL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| PT BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAIN WHILE USING A DRILL DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| 75 YOMC WAS STRUCK IN THE HAND WITH A DRILL BIT/ LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | 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: Other |
| Product: Drills |
| WAS DRILLING AND DRILL TWISTED CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS HAND DX LT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT LT. HAND DRILLING DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT USING DRILL, STRUCK HAND WENT THRU WINDOW, LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON STEPS, CARRYING DRILL BIT DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Drills, Doors |
| LAC L RING FING/51YOM AT FRIENDS HM, WAS USING 1/2 INCH DRILL BIT & IT SURGED THROUGH WOOD DOORS & DRILLED INTO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 51 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: Drills |
| PT HOLDING A DRILL WHICH LOCKED ON A BIT AND TURNED HAND COUNTER CLOCKW ISE. D:HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 54 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: Drills |
| FB;RUST RING L OD/54YOM DRILLING THOUGH BETAL YESTERDAY AT HOME AND NOW HAS SENSATION OF FB IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH A DRILL AND LACERATED FINGER. DX. L INDEX FINGER MINO R LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT FINGER ON DRILL DX: LAC TO RT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Drills |
| FINGER AVULSION - 67 YOM WAS WORKING WITH A DRILL AND INJURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, NAIL BED PARTIALLY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| 62 YO MALE HAD DRILL FALL AND HIT LEFT FOREARM PUNCTURE WOULD LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT CUT FINGER DRILLING. DX: 2 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills |
| PT LAYING ON HIS BACK DRILLING A HOLE ON BUMPER OF CAR, COMPLAINS OF FO R EYE. DX. FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LACERATION FINGER COMPLICATED - 52 YOM SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT INDEX F INGER WHEN IT WAS HIT WITH A DRILL BIT, SKIN IS STRIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills |
| 56 YOM FELL DRILL BIT WENT INTO WRIST F'BODY WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Drills |
| 52 YO M LIGHTNING STRIKE, PT ON ROOF DRILLING, IT BLEW UP WITH STRIKE. DX BURNS TO FOREARMS, LACERATIONS TO FACE, CHEST, ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drills |
| DRILLING AND TWISTED FINGER SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| CUT FINGER WITH DRILL FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| LT EYE PAIN. FB SENSATION WHILE WORKING OVER HIS HEAD (DRILLING INTO WOOD). DX; CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| 52 YO M USING DRILL YESTERDAY, HAD AGAINST CHEST FOR LEVERAGE AND SLIPP ED, DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drills |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN DRILL; HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drills |
| PT INJURED R HAND USING DRILL, ACUTE R 4TH AND 5TH METACARPEL OPEN FX'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT. CUT L HAND W/DRILL AT HOME. DX. LAC THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drills |
| DX SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA LEFT INDEX FINGER: GOT FINGER WITH DRILL AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT LAC LT PALM WITH A DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| LT THUMB LAC-RAN A DRILL BIT INTO THUMB-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOREARM, ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF WITH A DRILL BI T AT 1630 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER: DRILLED THROUGH WOOD AND SHEET METAL TO FINGER, DRILL BIT TO FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills |
| PT STATES HE WAS DRILLING OVERHEAD AND SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING DRILL DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drills |
| PT DRILLING ON METAL WHILE WORKING ON CAR AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO. FEEL FORE IGN BODY IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY RUST RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drills |
| 70 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS USING A DRILL & GOT FINGER CAUGHT I N CORD @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 71 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: Drills |
| PT USING A DRILL AND IT SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HAND DX: LT INDEX FINGER FX-OPEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drills |
| PUNCTURED FINGER WITH DRILL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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