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Accidents - Floor buffers or waxers - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Toe:75Foot:67
Wrist:60Upper Trunk:15
Ankle:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/04/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
PATIENT RAN INTO A BUFFER AT A STORE. DX-LEFT ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials
RIB PAIN. WAS BUFFING FLOOR, FELL ON WET FLOOR, HIT ON BUFFER. DX;CHEST WALL CONT/ RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
22 Y/O M C/O PAIN IN FOOT - HIT FOOT ON FLOOR BUFFER. DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
DX LEFT 4TH TOE AVULSION: BUFFING FLOOR AT HOME, BAREFOOT, RAN OVERTOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
STUDENT HIT INGROWN TOENAIL WITH FLOOR BUFFER MACHINE LAST NIGHT.D: CEL LLULITIS, INGROWN TOENAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Floor buffers or waxers
CUT LEFT ARM ON BUFFER, COMPLAINS OF PAIN. LEFT WRIST AND THUMBSTRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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