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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT DRILLING A SCREW INTO A BOARD WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS BENT OVER TO PLUG IN A POWER DRILL FELL OVER STRIKING HEAD WITH LOC- CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBARACHNOID BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT DRILLING INTO A CABINET YESTERDAY STRAINED LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 54 YOM WAS USING PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILL TO DRILL THROUGH LEATHER. DRIL L SLIPPED AND BIT WENT INTO HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN THE DRILL BIT WENT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 76YOM INJ HAND ON DRILL PRESS AT HOME DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A SLIVER OF THE METAL WENT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | 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: Portable power drills and accessories, Plastic products |
| 56YOM FB EYE DRILLING ON PLASTIC AT HOME DX/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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