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Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:61
26-50 years old:155
50+ years old:86
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:102Face:69
Lower Trunk:69Lower Leg:29
Shoulder:15Neck:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Tables
28 YO MALE HAD BUFFER GO OUT OF CONTROL AND FELL INTO TABLE CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
22 YEAR OLD MALE HURT SHOULDER WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
CONTUSION HIIP - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT HIP PAIN RADIATING DOWN THIG H - WAS USING A FLOOR POLISHER AND WAS KNOCK OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION: CAUGHT HAND IN BUFFER AT OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRAUMA FOREHEAD.PT.REFERS HITTING FOREHEAD WITH FLOOR BUFFER MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT RAN INTO FLOOR BUFFER AT SCHOOL. DX: L LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: BUFFER HANDLE FELL AGAINST HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
WOUND LT.HAND.PT,REFERS WHILE USING A FLOOR MACHINE BUFFER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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