Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,023
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,364	Hand:	383
Lower Leg:	80	Wrist:	70
Knee:	70	Mouth:	40
Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS USING A WOOD CHISEL WHEN SLIPPED AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO PALM OF HAND. DX: LACERATION TO L PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CUT HAND ON CHISEL 3 DAYS PRIOR WOUND INFECTION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 78 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: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS WORKIONG WITH A WOOD PLANER ON OAK AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FINGER LAC-CUT ON WOOD SHAVER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
52 YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN PLANER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FINGER LAC-CUT ON PLANER WHILE DOING WOOD WORK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
LACERATION TO FINGER, WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH WOOD CHISEL, SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
AT HOME, CUT THUMB ON CHISEL DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
61 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A WOODEN CHISEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT IN LIP W/CHISEL THAT BOUNCED OFF BOLT AT HOME. DX. LAC LIP BUCC AL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT CUT W/SHARP END OF CHISEL AT HOME. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT USING A PLANER @ HOME AMPUTATED ALL 5 DIGITS ON R HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 61 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: Awls, chisels or planes
61 YO INJURED FINGER ON PLANER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
AMPUTATED FINGER TIP ON AN ELECTRIC PLANER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS USING A CHISEL LACERATED LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LT 5TH DIGIT FROM USING ELECTRIC PLANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Metal containers
PT RECEIVED LAC TO PALM OF L HAND FROM USING CHISEL TO OPEN A CAN @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CUT KNEE ON POWER PLANER AT HOME 2 CM KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM LAC-CUT W/ WOOD CHISEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT HIT FINGER WITH WOOD WORKING TOOL (PLANER) DX: FINGERTIP FX / LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT HAS LAC TO PALM OF L HAND FROM CHISEL USED AS PAINT SCRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON A WOOD CHISEL. DX-LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
FINGER CAUGHT IN PLANER OPEN FRACTURE INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT @ HOME USING WOOD CHISEL AND CUT HAND DX 2INCH LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
AVULSION FINGER WHILE USING A PLANER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
THUMB LAC-HIT THUMB W/ WOOD CHISEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 69 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: Awls, chisels or planes
DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WITH CHISEL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
USING TABLE PLANER SAW AND AMP TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 92 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: Awls, chisels or planes
92 YO M LACERATION TO LEG 4FT LONG HEAVY WOODEN PLANE FELL ONTO PTS LEG YESTERDAY PT LIVES ALONE DIDNT COME IN TIL NEPHEW SAW LEG TODAY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	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: Awls, chisels or planes
FINGER LACERATION: CHISELING BRICK, CHISEL SLIPPED, RAN THROUGH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT CUT FINGERS W/WOOD CHISEL. DX: 2.5 CM LAC L INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
67YOM USING A PLANER ON HIS NEW BOAT FOR THE WATER,HE CUT HIS RIGHT FIFTH FINGER WITH THE PLANER;OPEN FRACTURE WITH 3-CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A CHISEL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
AT WOODWORK CLASS AT SCHOOL,LAC PALM ON CHISEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT C/O LEFT FINGER INJURY. PT CUT FINGER WITH CHISEL. DX INDEX FINGER L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS AT HOME USING A PLANER, SLIPPED CAUISNG A PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO RT 3RD FINGER TIP, COMPOUND FX TO RT 3RD FINGER, RT 4TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 55 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: Awls, chisels or planes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A PLANER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PT WAS USING A PLANER AND INJURED FINGER AT HOME, DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
CHISELING WOOD AT HOME PW LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
ACUTE CRUSH INJ TO RT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE USING PLANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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