Accidents - Power sanders - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,660
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	364
Year 1998:	294
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	152
Year 2002:	98
Year 2003:	147
Year 2004:	253
Year 2005:	126
Year 2006:	374
Year 2007:	241
Year 2008:	234
Year 2009:	201
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,469	Eyeball:	405
Upper Leg:	155	Face:	151
Lower Arm:	132	All Of Body:	75
Ankle:	70	Knee:	68
Lower Leg:	58	Hand:	57
Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
21 YO F INJURED FINGER WHEN FINGER WAS PUT AGAINST SANDER IN WOODSHOP. DX: ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
HIT IN THE ABDOMEN WITH A DISC SANDER AT SCHOOL TODAY CONTUSION ABDO MEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
18 YR OLD INJURED FINGERS USING A BELT SANDER AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT HIT HEAD HOME ON CAP OF PRESSURIZED SAND BLASTER C/O LACERATION ABOV E RIGHT EYE. DX: LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT CUT FINGER ON A SANDER BELT IN SCHOOL TODAY DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
PT WITH FB TO EYE, WAS SANDING A ROTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
PT FRACTURED A FINGER WHILE USING A SPINDLE SANDER AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS WORKING WITH A BELT SANDER AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE S ANDER AND THE PLATE. C/O FINGER ABRASION. D: FINGERNAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
17 YO M LACERATION BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS USING HIGH SPEED SANDER AT HOME CUT FINGERS AND HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT GOT THUMB CAIGHT IN A DISK SANDER DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT AT HOME USING A POWER SANDER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT IND EX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Power sanders, Ceilings and walls
P/W ELECTRIC SHOCK THRU HAND WHILE UNPLUGING A ?SANDER OFF THE WALL >> ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PIECE OF SAWDUST IN EYE WHILE USING FLOOR SANDER CORNEAL ABRASION DP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
CONTUS L ANKLE; FLOOR SANDER SKIDDED ACROSS LIVING ROOM FLOOR & HIT ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power sanders
PT BURNED RT ARM WHILE USING A SANDBLASTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT USING SANDER IN SHOP CLASS, HAND GOT TOO CLOSE, SANDER CUT HAND DX: L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 21 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: Other
Product: Power sanders
PT AT HOME USING A SANDBLASTER AND SCRAPED ARM DX CELLULITIS L MEDIAL FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 20 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 sanders
USIN G POWER SANDER , GOT PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES. DX. CORNEAL ABRASIONS DOTH EYES. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
WAS USING POWER SANDER, DISC SHOT OFF INJURING CHIN. DX; LACERATION CH IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN BELT SANDER. DX: L THUMB SOFT TISSUE ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Power sanders, Bicycles or accessories
USING ELECTRIC SANDER TO REMOVE PAINT FROM AN OLD BIKE/NOT WEARING PROT ECTIVE GEAR RESPIRATORY INFECTION DUE TO INHALATION OF LEAD-BASE PAINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders, Floors or flooring materials
CAUGHT FINGER IN FLOOR SANDING MACHINE WHILE SANDING FLOOR DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
PT C/O BIL FINGER LAC. PT RAN BELT SANDER ACCROSS FINGER. DX ABRASSION R AND LFT FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SANDER - LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power sanders
PT AMPUTATED FINGER ON A BELT SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
CUT LEG WITH POWER SANDER DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WITH A BELT SANDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A POWER SANDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
USING SAND BELT @ HOME USING SANER ON TRUCK AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER SANDER. DX; L.2ND.FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
PT WAS POWER SANDING A *** BOAT AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders, Chairs
PT POWER SANDING METAL CHAIRS AT HOM,E YESTERDAY WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
LT 5TH FINGER FLAP LAC-@ HOME-CUT WHILE CHANGING A SANDER BELT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1999	Age: 17 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 sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/1997	Age: 16 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: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/1997	Age: 17 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: Other
Product: Power sanders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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