Accidents - Power drills or accessories - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,452
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	701	Hand:	314
Wrist:	143	Lower Arm:	71
Eyeball:	71	Ankle:	59
Lower Leg:	30	Upper Leg:	15
Upper Trunk:	14	Knee:	14
Foot:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER DRILL & IT HIT HAND. DX; LAC.L .HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE USING A DRILL, THE BIT WENT THRUE HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT STATES HE INJURED HIS R MIDDLE FINGER USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL. DX. FX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LEG W/A POWER DRILL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PUNCTURE WOUND TO MID INDEX FINGER FROM USING DRILL#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
56 YOF STATES WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A METAL CUP, CUP SPUN AND PT CUT HER LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 74 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: Power drills or accessories
USING TORATORY DRILL, WHICH MISSED THE TARGET&ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Drills
PATIENT STEPPED ON A DRILL WITH BIT, C/O PAIN. DX-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME WHEN IT SPUN OUT AND INJURED HIS RT HAND. DX: RT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
LACERATED FINGER WITH A DRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WORKING ON A *** AT HOME. WAS USING A DRILL WHEN DRILL BITACCIDE NTALLY WENT INTO HAND. DX. HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT WAS USING A DRILL & IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIS FINGER DX: DISLOCATED RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
WAS USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN DRILL CAUGHT A RAG AND PULLED (L) HAN D INTO DRILL DX- LAC
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Pipes
PUNCT. WOUND TO L UPPER EXTREM:USING ELECTRIC POWER DRILL,DRILLING PIECE OF CONDUIT,HOLDING PIPE TOO TIGHT,DRILL BIT BROKE,WENT THRU FING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power drills or accessories
USING POWER DRILL, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A DRILL, IT SLIPPED, IT WASN'T WORKING, TRIED TO FIX IT WHEN IT STARTED & HIT THIGH. DX-RIGHT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
CUT LT WRIST WHILE DRILLING A PEICE OF METAL DX LACERATION LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power drills or accessories
KNEE LAC-CUTTING SHEET METAL-DRILL GOT CAUGHT-METAL SPUN BACK CUTTING K NEE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRILLING HIT A FINGER WHICH NOW GETTING SWOLLEN&RED >>CELLULITIS/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT PUT A DRILL BIT THROUGH LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE AT HOME;HAS MODERAT E PAIN DX:PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT USING A POWER DRILL WHEN HE JAMMED A SCREW INTO THUMB PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
WAS USING PORTABLE POWER DRILL AT HOME; SPRAIN, RT. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
HIT FINGER WITH DRILL DX: PUNC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
POWER DRILL FELL ON ANKLE. DX- CONTUSION R ANKLE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power drills or accessories
74 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO IT WHILE USING POWER DR ILL AT HOME. DX; L CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
PT USING CORDLESS DRILL AT HOME PUNCTURED R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power drills or accessories
52 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
DROPPED A DRILL ON HIS FOOT AND BIT PUNCTURED PW FOOT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power drills or accessories
55YOF WAS USING A ELECTRIC DRILL,IT WENT TO FALL TRIED TO CATCH DRILL, DRILL BIT HIT HAND;HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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