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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT 2ND FINGER SPR. PT WAS USING A BUFFER ON FLOOR AND IT CAUGHT FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| 25 YO MALE HAD CORD AROUND NECK WHILE USING BUFFING MACHINE AND GOT CAUGHT - ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| DROPPED FLOOR BUFFER ON HAND DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO NOSE AFTER BUMPING INTO A BUFFER MACHINE WHILE SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor buffers or waxers |
| PT INJURED TOE ONE WEEK AGO WHILE USING FLOOR BUFFER WITHOUT WEARING SH OES. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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