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Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:30
26-50 years old:141
50+ years old:84
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:71Foot:70
Hand:69Face:30
Knee:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A FLOOR WAXER KNEE STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
LACERATION RT.HAND 2ND AND 3RD.FINGER.PT.REFERS WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
C/O PT STATES FELL WHILE BUFFING THE FLOOR DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
C/O PT STATES ANOTHER PERSON TURNED ON BUFFER AND IT HIT NOSE DX NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PT HAND CAUGHT IN BUFFER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
TRAUMA LT.FOOT.PT.REFERS WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER (MACHINE)FELL ON FO OT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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